The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte GEORGE JONATHAN KLUTH ____________ Appeal No. 2003-2175 Application No. 09/712,234 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KIMLIN, PAK, and POTEATE Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 11 and 13 through 24. Claim 25, the only other claim in this application, stands withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as being directed to a non-elected invention. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007