The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOSEPH C. SHER and DANIEL R. LOUGHMILLER ____________ Appeal No. 2005-0826 Application No. 09/989,563 ____________ HEARD: May 24, 2006 ____________ Before HAIRSTON, BLANKENSHIP, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-16 and 25, which are all the claims remaining in the application. We affirm, and enter new grounds of rejection in accordance with 37 CFR § 41.50(b).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007