The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BRUCE A. GNADE and ROBERT M. WALLACE ____________ Appeal No. 2006-0502 Application No. 10/051,970 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before WARREN, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge. REMAND TO THE EXAMINER On consideration of the record, we determine that the above- identified application is not ready for a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2003). Accordingly, we remand this application to the examiner for further consideration and action not inconsistent with our opinion below. 37 CFR § 41.50(a)(1) (effective September 13, 2004, 69 Fed. Reg. 49960 (August 12, 2004), 1286 Off. Gaz. Pat. Office 21 (September 7, 2004)).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007