Appeal No. 2006-1426 Page 2 Application No. 10/145,821 taken, but prior to a decision on the appeal, “will be treated as a request to withdraw the appeal and to reopen prosecution of the application before the examiner.” Accordingly, the appeal in this application is dismissed. The application is being returned to the examiner for further action as may be appropriate. Michael R. Fleming, Chief ) Administrative Patent Judge ) ) ) ) BOARD OF PATENT Gary V. Harkcom, Vice Chief ) Administrative Patent Judge ) APPEALS AND ) ) INTERFERENCES ) Toni R. Scheiner ) Administrative Patent Judge ) Heller Ehrman LLP 275 Middlefield Road Menlo Park, CA 94025-3506 demPage: Previous 1 2Last modified: November 3, 2007