Ex parte NELSON et al. - Page 1




             The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.        

                                                                 Paper No. 16         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                       Ex parte ERIK NELSON and JEFFREY TEACHOUT                      
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                                 Appeal No. 2001-0287                                 
                              Application No. 09/107,056                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before CALVERT, McQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 10-17 and 19, which are all of the claims               
          pending in this application.  Claims 1-9 and 18 were canceled               
          subsequent to the final rejection (see Paper Nos. 8 and 9).                 


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The appellants’ invention relates to a pivoting platform               
          in an electronic equipment cabinet.  In particular, such a                  





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