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is not binding precedent of the Board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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte MARVIN L. JONES
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Appeal No. 2004-1381
Application 10/155,530
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ON BRIEF
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Before KRATZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative
Patent Judges.
PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-20. Claims 1, 8, 12 and
14 are representative of the subject matter on appeal, and are
set forth below:
1. An apparatus to modify transmission of light through an
area, comprising:
a first plurality of louvers, each of said louvers
comprising a blocking portion and an interface portion, said
interface portion comprising louver edge structure, said edge
structure being formed in at least a first edge of said louvers
and being arranged in harmony with rail structure of a suspension
mechanism operable to maintain an alignment of said louvers in
said apparatus during use of said apparatus as a treatment for
said area; and
a said suspension mechanism adapted to hold said louvers at
said interface portion and operable to rotate said louvers
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