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            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 FRANK PELOSI, JR.                                              
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                                 Appeal No. 2006-1819                                                 
                              Application No. 10/102,445                                              
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                                 HEARD: AUGUST 8, 2006                                                
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          Before FRANKFORT, OWENS and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                             
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                     

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  

          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                                      
          rejection of claims 12 through 20 and 23 through 31, all of the                             
          claims remaining in the application. Claims 1 through 11, 21 and 22                         
          have been cancelled.                                                                        

          Appellant’s invention relates to the problem of supporting an                               
          overlying flooring material at the juncture of flooring materials                           
          of different heights, at the transition region at the juncture                              
          between the different height materials, where the transition is                             












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