The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DANIEL E. WAGONER, MICHAEL L. TAYLOR, JOHN C. CLAYTON, JOHN D. FITTS, GREG L. BENFER and LYNN E. JOHNSON __________ Appeal No. 2006-0058 Application 09/954,404 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before JERRY SMITH, KRASS, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 7-12 and 14-28, which constitute all the claims pending in this application. The disclosed invention pertains to a method of detecting non-fixed or foreign objects within an aircraft. 1Page: 1Last modified: November 3, 2007