The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte MARTIN HEINZ __________ Appeal No. 2003-0417 Application 09/080,207 ___________ HEARD: May 07, 2003 ___________ Before ABRAMS, MCQUADE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. Martin Heinz appeals from the final rejection of claims 5 through 7, 15 through 18 and 23 through 28, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to “a side impact protection device for an occupant of a vehicle” (specification, page 1).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007