The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte SIEGMAR MALOW ____________ Appeal No. 1999-1531 Application No. 08/675,912 ____________ HEARD: OCTOBER 25, 2000 ____________ Before COHEN, McQUADE, and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 11 through 15. These claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the application. Appellant’s invention pertains to a conveyor for advancing items in a conveying direction, in combination with force-exerting means for exerting an abutting force. A basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a readingPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007