The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RONALD MARK GINN, DANA D. BRANHAM and KEITH L. STANLEY __________ Appeal No. 2000-1841 Application 09/016,738 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before PATE, STAAB, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Ronald Mark Ginn et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 17, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to a compact linkage assembly for operatively connecting a work implement (e.g., a bucket) to 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007