The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL J. PETERSON and RICHARD M. RUSSELL Appeal No. 2005-0206 Application No. 10/310,420 ON BRIEF Before KIMLIN, PAK and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 23 and 25-27. Claims 35-37 and 44-46 stand withdrawn from consideration. Claim 23 is illustrative: 23. A modular fluid transmission system comprising: a) a modular ductwork assembly including a plurality of generally horizontally extending ductwork segments and connectors on the ends of the ductwork segments for connecting adjacent ductwork segments; -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007