Ex Parte Lai et al - Page 1



                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                               
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                          AND INTERFERENCES                                                     
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                        Ex parte WAI HING LAI and WING CHUNG JOSEPH LAU                                         
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                                              Appeal 2007-2582                                                  
                                           Application 10/800,652                                               
                                           Technology Center 2800                                               
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                                          Decided: October 26, 2007                                             
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                Before:  JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO, ROBERT E. NAPPI and                                                
                KEVIN F. TURNER, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                  
                TURNER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                            

                                          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    

                                           STATEMENT OF CASE                                                    
                       Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of                        
                claims 1, 2 and 4 through 11.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                     
                       Appellants disclose an electrical accessory that can be used with                        
                conventional electrical appliances.  (Specification 1: 16-18).  The electrical                  
                accessory has portions for receiving an electrical cord from an appliance and                   
                for receiving a dis-connectable cord that connects to a power source.                           







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