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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 13
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte BEV WOLFGRAM
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Appeal No. 2004-1108
Application 09/756,833
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, KRATZ and DELMENDO, 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 through 18, all of the claims in the application. Claims 1, 2 and 14 are
illustrative of the claims on appeal:
1. A backpack specifically adapted to contain and carry a scooter vehicle, said backpack
comprising:
a rigid back support plate forms a linearly elongated vertical support and having a lower
end, an upper end, and a vertical centerline along the vertically elongated midline;
a rigid bottom support plate perpendicularly affixed at said lower end of said back
support plate;
a continuous, flexible sidewalk extending outward from and connected to said bottom
support plate and said back support plate, thereby forming a frontwall parallel to said back
support plate and pair of spaced, vertical sides separating said back support plate from said
frontwall such as to form an internal storage volume,
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