Appeal No. 2004-1028 Application No. 09/381,631 decision on appeal, "will be treated as a request to withdraw the appeal and to reopen prosecution of the application before the examiner." Accordingly, the appeal in this application is dismissed. The application is being returned to the examiner for further action as may be deemed appropriate. DISMISSED GARY V. HARKCOM, Acting Chief ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT WILLIAM F. SMITH ) APPEALS AND Administrative Patent Judge ) INTERFERENCES ) ) ) PETER F. KRATZ ) Administrative Patent Judge ) PFK/cam -2-Page: Previous 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007