The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KAREN EASTMAN _____________ Appeal No. 2005-1435 Application No. 09/906,564 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before PAK, WARREN and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 6 and 8 through 12. Claims 13 through 17, the other claims pending in the above- identified application, stand withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as being directed to a non-elected invention. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007