The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JERRY THOMAS PUGH __________ Appeal No. 2000-1746 Application 08/791,098 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 14, all of the claims pending in this application. Appellant’s invention relates to a support for articles having an elongated portion (e.g., cut flowers, writing implements, etc.). As can be seen, for example, in Figures 1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007