The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN H. LIEDER and KEN S. LAU ____________ Appeal No. 2006-2007 Application No. 09/996,255 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges. SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-6, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21 and 27-29. Claims 7-11, 14-16, 19 and 22-26 have been canceled. We reverse.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007