The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TADAHIRO IGAWA ____________ Appeal No. 2002-0345 Application No. 09/177,655 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 7, 9, and 10. These claims constitute all of the claims remaining in the application. Appellant's invention pertains to a passenger-side airbag device. A basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 7, a copy of which appears in attachment to the main brief (Paper No. 17).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007