The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SEDTA BOORANANUT, TOAPONG ROJANARIDPICHED, and CHIEWCHARN SUNAWONG _______________ Appeal No. 2006-1753 Application No. 09/732,037 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and BLANKENSHIP, 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 2-6, 8-11, and 13-16, which constitute all the claims pending in this application. The disclosed invention pertains to updating a quality system having at least one specification. After receiving a specification change, users are automatically notified of the change electronically. Such a system increasesPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007