The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TSUTOMU IGARASI ____________ Appeal No. 2001-2649 Application No. 09/358,926 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3 and 4, all of the claims pending in the present application. Claim 2 has been canceled. Invention The invention relates to a no-crimp electrical connector for connecting stranded wires to an end terminal including a conductive end terminal having an integral bullet-shaped wire splaying end and an end terminal end. See page 1 of Appellant'sPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007