Ex Parte Blair 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               for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                          
                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                         
                                                                                                                                  
                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                           
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                               
                                                                                                                                  
                        Ex parte JEFFREY L. BLAIR, KIM L. WRIGHT, and DENNIS C. MUNDT                                              
                                                                                                                                  
                                                    Appeal No. 2006-1139                                                           
                                                  Application No. 09/740,977                                                       
                                                                                                                                  
                                                           ON BRIEF                                                                
                                                                                                                                  

               Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                              
               KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                 


                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             


               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20.                                               
                       The invention is directed to a system for programming various slates and cycles of                          
               a washing machine.                                                                                                  
                       Representative independent claim 2 is reproduced as follows:                                                
                       2. A laundry appliance comprising:                                                                          
                              a CPU;                                                                                               
                              a plurality of slates programmed into said CPU, each                                                 





Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007