Ex parte TODD - Page 1





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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                                                                    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. 24                          

                                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                               
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                                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                        Ex parte JOHN M. TODD                                                                 
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                                                          Appeal No. 1999-2733                                                                
                                                          Application 08/230,634                                                              
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                    Before MCCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and COHEN and MCQUADE,                                             
                    Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                             
                    MCCANDLISH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                  


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
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                                                    REMAND TO THE EXAMINER                                                                    
                             This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims       70                           
                    through 80.  The only other claims still pending in the application have been withdrawn from                              
                    consideration as being directed to a non-elected invention.                                                               




                             Appellant’s invention relates to a flexible retractable closure assembly (e.g., a door) for                      






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