The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte MICKEY LEE SMITH, CYNTHIA STEWART STOKES, and RONNIE LEE WILLARD ______________ Appeal No. 2000-1121 Application No. 08/827,656 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 26-30, 35 and 36 which are all of the claims remaining in the application. The subject matter on appeal relates to an article for use as an anti-static device in a clothes dryer comprising a rod made of a gathered web or filamentary tow substratePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007