The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KENNETH L. SMITH, GERALD M. BENSON, MICHELE A. CRATON, MICHAEL P. DANIELS and ROGER E. LUEHRS ____________ Appeal No. 2005-1595 Application No. 09/870,180 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KIMLIN, PAK, and WALTZ, 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 final rejection of claims 22 through 36 which are all of the claims pending in the above-identified application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007