The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID WILLIAM KOEING, ANNASTACIA JANE KISTLER, JOHN EUGENE PELUSO, MARGARET MURPHY WARD, DOUGLAS BRYAN COLE, MARK KEVIN MELIUS and SHERRIE LYNN BENCIK _____________ Appeal No. 2006-0609 Application No. 10/036,862 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, PAK and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 34, which are all of the claims pending in the above-identified application. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER Pursuant to 37 CFR § 41.37(c)(1)(vii)(2004), the appellants have provided subheadings identifying the groups of claims argued 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007