Ex Parte Flowers 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                         is not binding precedent of the Board.                       

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte CHRISTOPHER FLOWERS,                             
                                 THOMAS JOHNSON and                                   
                                    BARRY TULLER                                      
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                                Appeal No. 2005-0461                                  
                             Application No. 10/171,031                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          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:                                                








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