Ex Parte Shearer et al - Page 1



            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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                   Ex parte ROBERT R. SHEARER and MICHAEL W. VADNEY                   
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                                 Appeal No. 2004-1892                                 
                              Application No. 10/197,472                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  

               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 27, 31,           
          and 32.  Claims 28 through 30, the only other claims remaining in           
          the application, are indicated to contain allowable subject                 
          matter but are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected               
          base claim.                                                                 

               Appellants' invention pertains to a boat windshield bottom             
          trim element.  A basic understanding of the invention can be                





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