The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte CHRISTOPHER FLOWERS, THOMAS JOHNSON and BARRY TULLER _____________ Appeal No. 2005-0461 Application No. 10/171,031 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-21, all of the claims in the present application. Claims 1 and 8 are illustrative: 1. An improved dishwasher having a tub, a frame extended around the tub, a door, and a pair of hinges secured to the frame on opposite sides of the tub for pivotally connecting the door to the tub, the improvement comprising:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007