The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ANTHONY ALFRED VAN OSENBRUGGEN __________ Appeal No. 2001-0111 Application 09/077,376 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before ABRAMS, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Anthony Alfred Van Osenbruggen appeals from the final rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 6 through 8, 10 and 12 through 14. Claims 2, 5, 9 and 11, the only other claims pending in the application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b). THE INVENTION The invention relates to “backing plates for abrasive disks” (specification, page 1). Representative claim 1 reads as follows: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007