The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte DAVID C. KAMP _____________ Appeal No. 2001-0078 Application No. 08/892,131 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before RUGGIERO, LALL, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal from the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-6, 13, 15, and 16. Claims 7-12 and 14 have been canceled. The disclosed invention relates to a liquid containment and dispensing device having a self-contained pump. The device has the capability of dispensing the liquid in small doses, such as the dispensing of printing ink for use in an ink jet printer. More particularly, the device has a protective shell which houses a flexible pouch which contains the ink or other liquid to bePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007