The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. BLANKSTEIN Appeal No. 2005-0988 Application 09/878,592 ON BRIEF Before FRANKFORT, PATE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 3 through 20, all of the claims remaining in the application at that time. Subsequent to the final rejection appellant filed two amendments after final, one on August 18, 2003 and one on October 1, 2003. The first of those amendments 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007