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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte THOMAS MICHAEL McROBERTS
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Appeal No. 2000-1416
Application No. 09/073,847
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HEARD: FEBRUARY 21, 2001
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Before COHEN, McQUADE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent
Judges.
COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 4
through 7, and 10 through 12. These claims constitute all of
the claims remaining in the application.
Appellant’s invention pertains to a grid drain and to a
sink and grid drain combination. A basic understanding of the
invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claims 1
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