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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JON D. PEARSON
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Appeal No. 2006-1667
Application No. 10/775,634
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, CRAWFORD and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1-18, which are
all of the pending claims.
THE INVENTION
The appellant claims an apparatus and method for adjusting
the firmness, support or sag of a mattress. Claims 1 and 13 are
illustrative:
1. Apparatus for adjusting firmness, support, or sag of a
mattress, comprising:
a) a substantially convex cross-sectional shape that is
thicker in the center region and gradually thinner
toward the edges;
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