The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JAMES WILLIAM OTTER __________ Appeal No. 2004-1125 Application No. 09/923,998 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before KIMLIN, PAK, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2003) from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 3, 5 through 8, and 11 through 30 (final Office action mailed May 21, 2003, paper 9) in the above-identified application. Claim 4, the only other pending claim, stands withdrawn from further consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b) (2003)(effective Dec. 22, 1959).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007