The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN H. SCHNEIDER and STEVEN AUSNIT __________ Appeal 2006-0546 Application 10/066,921 Technology Center 3700 ___________ Decided: August 24, 2006 ___________ Before GARRIS, FRANKLIN, and LINCK, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-30. We AFFIRM. Independent claim 1 is representative of the subject matter on appeal and is set forth below: 1. A horizontal form-fill and seal machine for packaging consumer products, said horizontal form-fill-and-seal machine comprising:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007