The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KENNETH R. LABOUNTY, ROSS D. CHRISTENSON, and DANIEL P. JACOBSON _____________ Appeal No. 2003-0510 Application No. 09/524,904 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-12, 14-17, 19 and 20, all the claims currently pending in the application. Appellants’ invention pertains to a heavy duty demolition apparatus having a replaceable tip. An understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which appears in the appendix to appellants’ main brief.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007