The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte JOHN MELLARDO _____________ Appeal No. 2003-1210 Application No. 09/295,212 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, TIMM, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-9 which are all of the claims in the application. The subject matter on appeal relates to a cables arrester in combination with an energized-fluid conduit comprising a plurality of cables confined within the conduit and means removably fixed to a wall surface within the conduit for holding the plurality of cables in spaced-apart disposition. This appealed subject matter is adequately illustrated by independent claim 1 which reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007