The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte DEREK EILERS __________ Appeal No. 2003-0423 Application No. 09/377,015 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before FRANKFORT, OWENS, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-29, which are all of the claims in the application. THE INVENTION The appellant claims a recloseable container, such as a battery pack, having an explosion prevention safety device comprised of a highly rigid panel with means for forming a pair 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007