The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DARYL CARVIS CROMER, BRANDON JOHN ELLISON, ERIC RICHARD KERN, HOWARD JEFFREY LOCKER and JAMES PETER WARD ____________ Appeal No. 2006-1734 Application No. 09/855,624 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 10 through 15, appellants having canceled claims 1 through 9 and 16 through 20.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007