The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte LEN C. KRETCHMAN and DAVID GESKE ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1775 Application No. 845,925 ____________ HEARD: December 10, 2003 ____________ Before KRATZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 39-41, which are all of the claims pending in this application. BACKGROUND Appellants’ invention relates to a crustless sandwich comprising first and second cut bread portions having perimeters that are sealed by compression at outer margins thereof. Closely spaced depressions of compacted bread are formed in a sealed marginal area to resist separation of the bread portions at the outer perimeters. A central filling is disposed between thePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007