The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DANIEL J. SORENSEN and ROBERT LEE POPP ______________ Appeal No. 2006-1892 Application 09/849,594 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, WARREN and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge. REMAND TO THE EXAMINER We remand the application to the examiner for consideration and explanation of issues raised by the record. 37 CFR §41.50(a)(1) (2005); Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) § 1211 (8th ed., Rev. 3, August 2005). The official electronic records of the USPTO contain the following documents for this application: Examiner’s answer mailed April 21, 2005; Reply brief filed June 10, 2005; Supplemental examiner’s answer mailed June 20, 2005, differing solely from the answer by the addition of the initials of the second conferee on the signature page; Supplemental reply brief filed August 18, 2005, presenting additional arguments augmenting arguments in the reply brief; and Examiner’s communication mailed November 10, 2005, stating that “[t]he [supplemental] reply brief filed 8/18/05 has been entered and considered . . . [and] forwarded to the Board.”Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007