The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 22
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte ROBERT A. BENNETT
Appeal No. 2005-0455
Application No. 08/974,341
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, OWENS and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claim 8, the
only claim remaining in the present application. Claim 8 is
reproduced below:
8. A fisherman's bobber comprising a hollow one-piece
spheroid formed from joining free-edged cup-like mating halves,
the density of the spheroid being less than the density of the
aqueous medium into which the bobber is to be deployed, said
bobber further having a living hinge joining together the said
mating halves of the spheroid, said hinge further including hinge
segments extending outwardly from the edge of each of the cup-
like halves and the edge of the cup-like mating halves being
configured to interlock the mating halves of the spheroid when
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