The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT DONALD ALDO SPEARMAN _______________ Appeal No. 2004-0891 Application No. 09/810,539 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, KRATZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 and 5. Claims 1 and 5 are representative of the subject matter on appeal and are set forth below:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007