The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BRIAN E. AUFDERHEIDE, JOSEPH C. SPANG, JONATHAN P. MAAG and SAMUEL F. PELLICORI _____________ Appeal No. 2005-2666 Application 09/496,634 1 ______________ HEARD: November 15, 2005 _______________ Before KIMLIN, PAK, and WARREN, 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 refusal to allow claims 1 through 8, 10, 11, 13 through 15, 21 and 24 through 50, which are all of the claims pending in the present application. 1Application for patent filed February 2, 2000. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007