The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 34 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROBERT L. WARD ____________ Appeal No. 1999-1485 Application No. 08/317,355 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. Per Curiam. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 21 through 34. These claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the application. Appellant's invention pertains to a structural assembly. A basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claims 21 and 29, copies of which appear in the APPENDIX to the main brief (Paper No. 28).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007