Ex parte SCHROEDER - 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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte JAMES C. SCHROEDER                             
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                                 Appeal No. 2001-0673                                 
                              Application No. 09/138,445                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         





                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of            
          claims 1 and 2, all the claims pending in the application.                  
               Appellant’s invention pertains to a gun for spraying a                 
          mixture of paint and reflective beads onto a surface.  An                   
          understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of             
          exemplary claim 1, reproduced below:                                        






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