The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HEITOR TEOFILO BARBOSA ____________ Appeal No. 2006-0045 Application No. 10/190,473 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before McQUADE, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Heitor Teofilo Barbosa originally took this appeal from the final rejection (mailed June 30, 2004) of claims 1 and 3-15. As the appellant has since canceled claims 4, 6, 7, 9 and 11, the appeal now involves claims 1, 3, 5, 8, 10 and 12-15, all of the claims currently pending in the application. THE INVENTIONPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007