The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JAMES P. BURGESS, DAVID J. PEARSON and GILBERT F. SHULTZ _____________ Appeal No. 1998-2932 Application No. 08/603,680 ______________ HEARD: May 17, 2001 _______________ Before THOMAS, KRASS, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-12, all of the pending claims. The invention is directed to a power distribution module, preferably entirely contained within an enclosure having an integral heat sink in thermal communication with power switches, and especially suitable for vehicular applications. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007