Ex parte SHELLEBY et al. - Page 1




                                  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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19                          

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                          Ex parte ROBERT A. SHELLEBY and DONALD K. WISEMAN JR.                                                               
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-2680                                                                    
                                                Application No. 08/258,7881                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before KIMLIN, WEIFFENBACH and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                             
                KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                          

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-19,                                                           
                all the claims in the present application.  Claim 1 is                                                                        
                illustrative:                                                                                                                 
                         1.  An insulating cover for covering an opening in a torpedo                                                         
                car comprising:                                                                                                               
                         an upper mesh layer and a lower mesh layer;                                                                          
                         an insulating layer positioned between said upper and lower                                                          
                mesh layers;                                                                                                                  


                         1Application for patent filed June 13, 1994.                                                                         
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