The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SANJEEV MIDHA, SHARI RENEE THOMSON, and MICHAEL ALBERT SNYDER ____________ Appeal No. 2004-0369 Application No. 09/822,704 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before TIMM, GRIMES, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal involves claims 1-3, 6-18, 20, and 22-26. Claims 4, 5, 19, 21, and 26-34, the only other claims pending in the application, have been withdrawn from consideration by the Examiner pursuant to an election/restriction requirement. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007