The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROLAND BOSTROM, RAGNVALD OLINGSBERG, BEZAN NACHEBIA, and DIMITRI TAITS ____________ Appeal No. 2000-0338 Application No. 08/624,615 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FLEMING, BARRY, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL The examiner rejected claims 9-16. The appellants appeal therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a). We reverse. BACKGROUND The claimed invention detects the formation of ice on the surface of an object such as a road. A conventional ice detector measures the temperature of the surface of a road.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007