Ex Parte GOYAL 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 39              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                     Ex parte SURESH GOYAL, PRATOD V. KASBEKAR,                       
                      DHIRENDRA M. PATEL, and SANJAY S. UPASANI                       
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                                Appeal No. 2004-1110                                  
                             Application No. 08/866,754                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, WARREN, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 52-58.           
          These are all of the claims remaining in the application.                   
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a portable device              
          having a clamshell housing made of two halves which comprises a             
          single fastener (e.g., see screw 107 in Figure 1 of the                     
          application drawing) and a plurality of engaging elements (e.g.,            

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