Ex Parte McMoore - Page 1



            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                           
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                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                              
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                     ____________                                     
                              Ex parte WILLIAM A. McMOORE                             
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                                 Appeal No. 2004-0910                                 
                              Application No. 09/756,632                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 13 to 16, which are all of the claims pending           
          in this application.  Claims 1 to 12 have been cancelled.                   
               The appellant's invention relates to a method for avoiding             
          accidental discharge of a firearm or other trigger-activated                
          device having a trigger guard.  A copy of the claims under appeal           
          is set forth in the appendix to the appellant's brief.                      





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