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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROBERT W. RAY, JR.
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Appeal No. 1998-0485
Application 08/365,378
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HEARD: January 10, 2001
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Before GARRIS, OWENS, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 13 and
15 through 21, which are all of the claims pending in the application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a device for inhibiting atmospheric ice
accumulation on an aircraft structure comprising a flexible ice protector, an intermediate layer
bonded to the protector and a pressure sensitive adhesive layer bonded to the intermediate
layer and to the aircraft structure. This appealed subject matter also relates to a method for
attaching a flexible ice protector to an aircraft structure via a bonding step that includes the use
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