The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte NICK KALARGEROS, NIGEL SPURR and VERONIQUE MEJEAN __________ Appeal No. 2004-1163 Application No. 09/815,959 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Nick Kalargeros et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 16, all of the claims pending in the application.1 THE INVENTION The invention relates to a latch mechanism for a motor vehicle door. Representative claim 1 reads as follows: 1. A latch mechanism suitable for a vehicle comprising: a chassis having an over-travel abutment; a latch bolt being movably mounted on said chassis, said latch bolt being moveable between an open position in which said 1 Claims 1 and 16 have been amended subsequent to final rejection.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007