THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION
The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today (1) was not written for publication in a law
journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the
Board.
Paper No. 21
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ERNEST D. STILES
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Appeal No. 96-3501
Application No. 08/172,7731
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ON BRIEF
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Before JOHN D. SMITH, HANLON and SPIEGEL, Administrative
Patent Judges.
JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 and 2, all the claims
remaining in this application.
Claim 1 is representative and is reproduced below:
1. A method of making a plastic fuel tank having an
integrally molded heat shield comprising:
1Application for patent filed December 27, 1993.
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