Ex Parte Van Romer - 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              written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 EDWARD W. VAN ROMER                                          
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                                       Appeal No. 2006-1255                                             
                                    Application No. 10/655,076                                          
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                                               ON BRIEF                                                 
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            Before OWENS, CRAWFORD, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges                              
            OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         
                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                              

                  This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1-17, which are                             
            all of the pending claims.                                                                  
                                            THE INVENTION                                               
                  The appellant claims a multi-compartment, foldable, portable                          
            containment device for collecting contaminated fluid.  Claim 1 is                           
            illustrative:                                                                               



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