The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MARK L. BINETTE, MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN, THOMAS J. KENNEDY, III, MICHAEL J. TZIVANIS, VIKTOR KELLER and WILLIAM M. RISEN, JR. ______________ Appeal No. 2004-1225 Application 09/840,312 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-39. On pages 3-4 of the brief, appellants group the claims as set forth therein. In view of the groupings set forth by appellants, we consider claims 1, 14 and 27 in this appeal. We also consider any claim separately argued by appellants, e.g., claim 4, in regard to PGA compression values of the core. See 37 CFR § 1.192(c)(7) and (8)(2003). Claims 1, 14, and 27 are appended to this opinion.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007