The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte EDWARD NORMAN MCCLURE, STEVEN ALAN JACKSON and PHILIP J. SWEESY __________ Appeal No. 2003-0391 Application 09/228,433 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Edward Norman McClure et al. appeal from the final rejection (Paper No. 15) of claims 1, 3 through 6 and 8 through 13, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to “fiber-reinforced resin structures, and more particularly to a process for optimizing resin distribution with the incorporation of a grooved core integral to the fiber-reinforced resin structure” (specification, page 1).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007