THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HANNY KANAFANI, OSSAMA R ELNAKIO, STACI L. HAYDEN, MICHAEL A. ALAGNA, JAY E. BAUER and JAMES L. HILTON _____________ Appeal No. 2004-0842 Application 09/539,454 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before PAK, OWENS, 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 final rejection of claims 1 through 17 and 43 through 47. Claims 18 through 42, the remaining claims in 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007