Ex Parte Walker 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          and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
                             Ex parte STEVEN H. WALKER                                
                              and RAYMOND C. FROBOSILO                                
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2005-0655                                  
                             Application No. 09/896,505                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before MCQUADE, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Steven H. Walker et al. appeal from the final rejection                
          (Paper No. 6) of claims 1 through 11, all of the claims pending             
          in the application.                                                         
                                   THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to “a structural metal member of                 
          substantially U-shaped cross section which can be used in a roof            
          truss or in a floor joist” (specification, page 1).                         
          Representative claim 1 reads as follows:                                    






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