The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ANTHONY C. GAETA, GWO SHIN SWEI and EDMUND F. BUTRYN ________________________ Appeal No. 2005-2231 Application No. 09/952,931 ________________________ ON BRIEF ____________________ Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. Timm, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Claims 1-16 are pending in this application. This appeal involves claims 1-13, 15, and 16. The Examiner has withdrawn claim 14 from consideration. We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134. Based on our review of the issues on appeal as presented in the Brief and Answer, we affirm.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007