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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte GLEN DAVIS
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Appeal No. 2004-0184
Application No. 09/837,824
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ON BRIEF
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Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Glen Davis appeals from the final rejection of claims 1
through 3 and 5 through 10, all of the claims pending in the
application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “water skipping and hydroplaning
devices” (specification, page 1). Representative claim 1 reads
as follows:
1. A water skipping article, comprising:
a three-dimensional body having a substantially smooth edged
and elliptical outer perimeter, said body further including a
side profile defined by upper and lower elliptically extending
faces which converge into said outer perimeter, and
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