The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RYAN C. SHIRK, STEPHEN M. SANOCKI, JOSEPH C. PEISERT, ROGER L. LANGER, LOYD R. HORNBACK III, and IAN R. HARDING __________ Appeal No. 2005-0067 Application No. 08/853,842 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before GARRIS, OWENS, 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 (2004) from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 8, 9, 18, and 24 through 29 (final Office action mailed Sep. 9, 2003) inPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007