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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 27
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROY RARD
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Appeal No. 2003-1640
Application 09/634,692
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, OWENS and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1, 3, 8, 16 through 18, 20, 21, 23, 25 and 27. Also of record are claims
13 through 15 which were allowed by the examiner, and claims 2, 4 through 7, 9 through 12, 19,
22 and 24 which have been objected to by the examiner with the indication that the same are
drawn to allowable subject matter. Claims 1, 16, 20, 23 and 25 are illustrative of the claims on
appeal:
1. A rudder assembly for use in a watercraft comprising
a rudder housing having a first side including an inner surface, an outer surface, a leading
edge and a trailing edge, and a second side including an inner surface, an outer surface, a leading
edge and a trailing edge wherein the first and second sides are in spaced-apart and generally
parallel relation to each other, and are joined to each other at their respective leading edges;
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