The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 12 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte SAUNDRA TROTT ______________ Appeal No. 2000-2168 Application 09/130,383 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-3. Representative claim 1 is reproduce below: 1. A guard to prevent water from splashing on cabinetry including a sink, said cabinetry including a horizontal counter top mounting the sink, vertically disposed cabinet faces disposed below the counter top and a counter top lip projecting forwardly of the cabinet faces, the sink having a near boundary dimension, the guard comprising: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007