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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte EDWARD A. SWINK,
CLAYTON M. SMITH,
CARL L. MURPHY
and RICK LAVELOCK
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Appeal No. 2002-0492
Application 09/348,141
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Edward A. Swink et al. appeal from the final rejection of
claim 16. Claims 1, 8 through 12, 14 and 15, the only other
claims pending in the application, stand allowed.
THE INVENTION
The appellants’ invention relates to “a folding ramp that
provides access between two surfaces of different heights, such
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