The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 QINJIAN ZHAO, ROBERT SITRIN, DICKY G. ABRAHAM DAVID P. GERVAIS and JUAN GIMENEZ ___________ Appeal No. 2005-1171 Application No. 09/469,485 __________ ON BRIEF __________ ELLIS, SCHEINER and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges. ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 8-20, all the claims pending in the application. Claims 1-7 have been cancelled.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007