The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte GORDON A. NAGLE _____________ Appeal No. 1999-0194 Application No. 08/436,626 ______________ HEARD: MARCH 8, 2000 _______________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-27, all the claims currently pending in the application. The Invention Appellant’s invention pertains to a precast concrete bridge diaphragm. A bridge diaphragm is a component of aPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007