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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 8
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
_____________
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
_____________
Ex parte JOSEPH THOMAS DALUM
_____________
Appeal No. 2001-2393
Application 09/197,878
______________
ON BRIEF
_______________
Before STAAB, MCQUADE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Joseph Thomas Dalum appeals from the final rejection of
claims 1 through 10, all of the claims pending in the
application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “automotive passenger restraint
systems, and more particularly to a control method that
differentiates deployment events from non-deployment events”
(specification, page 1). Representative claim 1 reads as
follows:
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007