The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte ARMIN WALTER BRUDERLIN and CLINT HANSON _______________ Appeal No. 2004-1572 Application No. 09/370,104 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judges. MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-61. Invention Appellants’ invention relates to a system and method to provide a flexible technique for the digital representation and generation of realistic fur coats on geometric models of surfaces, 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007