The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ALOIS SCHAEFFELER and PETER BROGHAMMER __________ Appeal No. 2001-1799 Application 09/097,655 ___________ HEARD: JULY 9, 2002 ___________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and BARRY, 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 1-15, which constitute all the claims in the application. The disclosed invention pertains to an electric appliance unit comprising an appliance and a plug-in battery pack insertable into and removable from the appliance. More particularly, the invention uses a first guiding means forPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007