The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte RAYMOND M. SCOTT _____________ Appeal No. 2004-0415 Application No. 09/764,743 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, PAK, and KRATZ, 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 refusal to allow claims 1 through 4, which are all of the claims pending in the above-identified application. According to the appellant (Brief, page 5): Claims 1, 2 and 4 form a first group of claims, and claim 3 forms a second group of claims that stand or fall separate.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007