The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 H. SCHEER ___________ Appeal No. 2006-2190 Application No. 09/867,068 Technology Center 3600 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Decided: November 15, 2006 ___________ Before FRANKFORT, HORNER, and FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges. FETTING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. §134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 15, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM and DENOMINATE THE REJECTION AS A NEW GROUND OF REJECTION UNDER 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007