The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAE-NAM KIM __________ Appeal No. 2001-0255 Application 08/733,567 ___________ HEARD: JUNE 13, 2002 ___________ Before JERRY SMITH, DIXON and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-11, which constitute all the claims in the application. The disclosed invention pertains to a speaker system for improving the sound quality emanating from a speaker. Specifically, a sound wave amplifying horn is coupled to the speaker for collecting and amplifying only a portion of the sound waves which radiate from the rear of the speaker frame.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007