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and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MING-CHIANG LI
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Appeal No. 1996-2163
Application 08/106,5411
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ON BRIEF
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Before THOMAS, BARRETT and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims
17-32, which constitute all the claims in the application.
Representative claim 17 is reproduced below:
17. An acoustical antenna comprising a body; wherein the body comprises
a bounded rim which defines an opening for radiating and receiving sounds; wherein the
body further comprises of a skirt which is disposed at the rim; wherein a portion of the skirt
comprises a serrated-roll edge; wherein the serrated-roll edge is
1 Application filed August 16, 1993. According to appellant, the application is a continuation-in-part
of Application 07/612,997, filed November 15, 1990, now abandoned.
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