The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte KEVIN D. SCHOEDINGER __________ Appeal No. 2004-2180 Application No. 10/131,020 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before HAIRSTON, WARREN, 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 and 2 (final Office action mailed Sep. 11, 2003, paper 9) in the above-identified application.1 The other pending claims (claims 1 After final rejection of the appealed claims, the appellant submitted an amendment pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.116 (2003)(effective Feb. 5, 2001) on Dec. 8, 2003, proposing a change to claim 2. This amendment has been entered for purposesPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007