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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 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 RAY GUNTHARDT
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Appeal No. 2004-1542
Application No. 09/640,335
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Ray Gunthardt appeals from the final rejection (Paper No.
12) of claims 1 through 20 and 28, all of the claims pending in
the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “architectures for resisting the
forces of weather” (specification, page 1). Representative claim
1 reads as follows:
1. An architecture comprising:
a framework carried by a supporting surface;
an openwork of discrete, aerodynamic living units supported
by the framework, each of the living units having a shape and the
units being arranged to absorb weather forces of predicted
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