The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 LARRY SWIFT, TED N. MAWHINNEY and RICK SILVA ____________ Appeal No. 2004-0505 Application No. 09/338,812 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal from the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 3-7, 9-13, and 15-24, which are all of the claims pending in the present application. Claims 2, 8, and 14 have been canceled. An amendment filed December 17, 2002 after final rejection has been approved for entry by the Examiner.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007