The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte Mark E. Kirby _______________ Appeal No. 2004-1263 Application No. 09/683,029 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WALTZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH, 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 through 7.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007