The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 FRANCIS GABRIEL CELII, MAHESH THAKRE and SCOTT R. SUMMERFELT _____________ Appeal No. 2006-2209 Application No. 10/270,913 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants appeal the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 to 5, 7 to 14 and 16 to 25. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.1 1In rendering this decision we have considered the Appellants’ position as set forth in the Briefs filed November 14, 2005 and March 30, 2006. We have also considered the Examiner’s position presented in the Answer mailed January 27, 2006 and the Final Rejection mailed June 2, 2005.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007