The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID A. BERNHARDT ____________ Appeal No. 2002-0095 Application No. 09/378,051 ____________ HEARD: MAY 7, 20021 ____________ Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 7 through 18. These claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the application. Appellant’s invention pertains to a bowling ball insert and a bowling ball assembly. A basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claims 7 and 9 , 1 At the request of appellant, a telephonic hearing took place on the specified hearing date.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007