The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOHN D. MCCALDEN, JOHN W. BACE, and ROBERT LONGO ____________ Appeal No. 2004-0044 Application No. 09/375,2141 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before BARRETT, DIXON, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 13-19, 22, and 33-38, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We reverse. 1 Application for patent filed August 16, 1999.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007