The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROBERT J. WOOD, LORAND ERNYEY, and JOHN HARKINS ____________ Appeal No. 2004-0024 Application No. 09/249,922 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before BARRETT, RUGGIERO, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-4, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1 The Oral Hearing scheduled for May 6, 2004 has been waived by appellants in a communication received, via facsimile on March 16, 2004.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007