The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte E. CHRIS HORNAMAN ____________ Appeal No. 2004-1178 Application No. 09/655,899 ____________ HEARD: December 10, 2003 ____________ Before KRATZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH and PAWLIKOWSKI, , Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellant appeals the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1 to 12, all of the pending claims. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.1 1 In rendering this decision, we have considered Appellant’s arguments presented in the Brief filed March 3, 2003 and the Reply Brief filed June 12, 2003.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007