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was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHN R. RUCKER
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Appeal No. 2001-2451
Application 09/157,705
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, WALTZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision from an appeal of the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1 through 15, which are the only claims
pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellant, the invention is directed to a
multi-component mattress and furniture insulator pad where the
pad is formed with a polyurethane core foam sheet, a stiffening
layer attached to each side of the core foam sheet, and outer
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