Ex Parte Norkus 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                  today was not written for publication and is not                    
                          binding precedent of the Board.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. 24           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                  Ex parte JAMES NORKUS and RANDY MICHAEL BUGNACKI                    
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-0072                                  
                             Application No. 09/656,351                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, OWENS and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 2,             
          4-6, 8-15, 17-25, 27-29, 31 and 33.  Claims 7, 30 and 32 stand              
          objected to by the examiner.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                      
               1.  A shock isolating mount for securing a mounting part of            
          a structure onto a support, said shock isolating mount                      
          comprising:                                                                 
               a one-piece rigid spacer having a spacer flange and a spacer           
          tube projecting from the spacer flange, the spacer tube having a            
          homogeneously formed, inwardly projecting shoulder having an                
          inner diameter;                                                             

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