The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KURTIS PAUL LONGNECKER, WALTER F. SCHMIDT, and JAMES ROSS STARK ___________ Appeal No. 2006-3076 Application No. 10/004,948 Technology Center 2100 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, 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, 2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, and 26-36, which are all of the claims pending in this application. Claims 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, and 25 have been canceled. We AFFIRM.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007