The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILTON T. CATOE and GARLAND R. WENTRCEK __________ Appeal No. 2002-1633 Application 09/281,093 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Wilton T. Catoe et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 19, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to “an apparatus for automatically collating sample laminate chips used at [kitchen/bathroom] design centers for the selection of proper [countertop] laminates” 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007