Ex Parte Bushey et al - Page 1




            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT D. BUSHEY                             
                                 AND GARY DON CARLTON                                
                                     ____________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 2006-1876                                
                              Application No. 09/877,5221                            
                                     ____________                                    
                                       ON BRIEF                                      
                                     ____________                                    
          Before HAIRSTON, SAADAT, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                    
          SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. ' 134(a) from            
          the Examiner=s final rejection of claims 1-20, which are all of            
          the claims pending in this application.                                    
               We affirm.                                                            
                                     BACKGROUND                                      
               Appellants= invention relates to peripheral devices                   
          configured for connection to a network and communication with a            
                                                                                    
               1  Application for patent filed June 8, 2001.                         




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