Ex Parte Bamber - 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          written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.          
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte JEFFREY V. BAMBER                              
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                                 Appeal No. 2005-2435                                 
                              Application No. 10/407,498                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent           
          Judges.                                                                     
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-201.           
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a safety device for            
          a ladder.  With reference to the appellant's drawing, the safety            
          device 34 comprises an arm 38 having two end portions including a           
          first end portion for attachment to the upper portion of a ladder           
          and a second end portion to which is joined a holding member 40             
          that is attachable to a portion of a structure to hold a ladder             
          in place.                                                                   

               1 As the appellant is aware (see page 11 of the brief), the dependent  
          claim 10 phrase "The safety device of Claim 8" should read –- The method of 
          Claim 8 -–.                                                                 




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