UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte NORRIS RICHARD LONG and BILL NABORS ____________ Appeal 2007-2050 Application 10/422,542 Technology Center 3700 ____________ Decided: October 23, 2007 ____________ Before TERRY J. OWENS, JENNIFER D. BAHR, and LINDA E. HORNER, Administrative Patent Judges. HORNER, Administrative Patent Judge. ORDER REMANDING TO THE EXAMINER Norris Richard Long et al. (Appellants) seek our review under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the final rejection of claims 26-45. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002). This appeal includes a record that is not ripe for review and pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(a)(1) (2006), we remand this application to the Examiner to take appropriate action consistent with our comments below. 37 C.F.R. §§ 41.35(b) and 41.50(a)(1) (2006).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 Next
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