THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte STEVEN J. BENDA __________ Appeal No. 96-0831 Application 08/191,1131 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 1 through 15, which constitute all of the claims of record in the application. The appellant's invention is directed to a grommet for closing a hole through a panel. The subject matter before us on 1Application for patent filed February 3, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007