The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DIMITRIS NAKOS, BALA KUMARESAN, JOHN JOHN E. SO, NILOY BANERJEE, LALITHA GANTI, RAMKUMAR VENKATARAMAN and THIVAKARAM PRAKASH SIVAKUMAR _______________ Appeal No. 2005-1210 Application No. 09/945,438 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, KRASS, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 9. Independent claim 1 is reproduced below: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007