Ex parte DEVER 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              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                       
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
                                                   _____________                                                       
                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
                                                   _____________                                                       
                Ex parte GERALD R. DEVER, THOMAS J. LAUGHLIN and WILLIAM S. ROGERS                                     
                                                   _____________                                                       
                                               Appeal No. 1997-0011                                                    
                                             Application No. 08/162,508                                                
                                                  ______________                                                       
                                                     ON BRIEF                                                          
                                                 _______________                                                       
              Before JOHN D. SMITH, WALTZ and KRATZ,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                    
              JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                              

                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       

                     This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C.  § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1               
              through 9.                                                                                               
                     Claim 1 is representative and is reproduced below:                                                
                     1.  A deodorizer comprising:                                                                      
                            a) a patch containing fragrance;                                                           



                                                          1                                                            





Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007