The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte RODGER BURROWS _____________ Appeal No. 2004-2110 Application No. 09/910,654 ______________ HEARD: DECEMBER 8, 2004 _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-18, which constituted all the claims in the application. An amendment after final rejection was filed on October 17, 2003 and was entered by the examiner. This amendment cancelled claim 16. Therefore, this appeal is directed to the rejection of claims 1- 15, 17 and 18.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007