The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ROBERT PAUL CASSONI and ALAN HARDY BAILEY ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1475 Application No. 09/352,250 ____________ HEARD: NOVEMBER 19, 2003 ____________ Before COHEN, NASE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 4, 6 through 13, and 15 through 19, all of the claims remaining in the application. Appellants’ invention pertains to a book clamp for a book binding machine. A basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, a copy of which appears in the Appendix to the brief (Paper No. 17).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007