The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HONG XIAO, DANIEL P. SOPHIEA, and JOHN M. DUMAS ____________ Appeal No. 2005-0836 Application No. 09/880,292 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KIMLIN, PAK, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal involves claims 1, 3-6, 19-21, 23, 24, 27-29, 31, and 32, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007