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publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte VAR E. LORDAHL
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Appeal No. 97-0997
Application 08/370,8511
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HEARD: April 9, 1999
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Before CALVERT, STAAB and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1
and 7, all the claims remaining in the application.
The subject matter in issue is a toilet tank ball flapper
and chain assembly, wherein the chain is an elongate planar
member and is engaged to the periphery of the base plate of
1 Application for patent filed January 10, 1995. According to appellant, the
application is a continuation of Application 08/158,449, filed November 29, 1993, now
abandoned.
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