The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BARRETT E. COLE, WEI YANG and THOMAS E. NOHAVA __________ Appeal No. 2006-1685 Application No. 10/081,369 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-17 and 19-24. Pending claims 18 and 42 have been indicated by the examiner to contain allowable subject matter.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007