The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 9 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte WEBB T. NELSON ____________ Appeal No. 2004-1197 Application No. 10/041,430 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before COHEN, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 17, all of the claims remaining in the application. Appellant's invention pertains to a novelty device and to a method of operation for a novelty device. A basic understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claims 1, 10, and 17, respective copies of which appear in the APPENDIX of the brief (Paper No. 6).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007