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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte SAMUEL F. DOWDING
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Appeal No. 2004-1153
Application No. 09/927,140
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HEARD: July 14, 2004
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Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent
Judges.
FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1 through 34, all of the claims pending in
this application.
Appellant's invention relates generally to long firearms,
such as rifles and shotguns, and, more particularly, to a method
of attaching the stock of a long firearm to the frame and barrel
assembly in such a manner that the stock can be easily and
quickly disassembled from the frame. Independent claims 1, 16,
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