Ex Parte Mitchell et al - Page 2



             Appeal 2007-1928                                                                                  
             Application 10/163,282                                                                            
             have not been expressly allowed on the record, we have considered them as                         
             rejected under the grounds of rejection of claim 133 from which they depend.                      
                   We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.                                                 
                   Appellants claim bits of material or confetti that are customizable.  Claims                
             119, 142, and 205 are reproduced below as exemplary of the claimed subject                        
             matter.                                                                                           
                          119. A collection of bits of material, comprising                                    
                          a first plurality of bits of material, wherein each bit of material                  
                          within the first plurality is individually customizable.                             
                          142. A collection of confetti, comprising                                            
                          a first plurality of unconnected pieces of confetti, wherein each                    
                          piece of confetti within the first plurality is individually                         
                          customizable.                                                                        
                          205. A bit of material customizable on two or more sides.                            
                   The references of record relied upon by the Examiner as evidence of                         
             obviousness are:                                                                                  

             Guertin                      US 4,375,288                Mar.  1, 1983                            
             Viveiros                     US 5,083,783                Jan.  28, 1992                           
             Walker                       US 5,454,569                Oct.   3, 1995                           
             Logan  US 5,683,251 Nov.  4, 1997                                                                 
             Jaffe                        US 6,089,871                Jul.  18, 2000                           
             Sterr                        US 6,027,773                Feb. 22, 2000                            
             Sterr  US 6,312,310 B1 Nov.   6, 2001                                                             

                                                      2                                                        



Page:  Previous  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  14  15  Next

Last modified: September 9, 2013