The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte WAYNE K. DUNSHEE and MARY LYNN BROWN ____________ Appeal No. 2004-1372 Application No. 09/577,551 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before GARRIS, PAK, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 11 through 13, 16 through 33, 35 through 37, 39 through 45 and 49 through 52, which are all of the claims pending in the above-identified application. Subsequent to the final Office action dated May 24, 2002, claims 11, 16, 25, 35, 37 and 39 were amended and claims 34 and 38 were canceled. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. §§ 6 and 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007