Ex Parte Bell - Page 1



               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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                                Ex parte JEFFREY BELL                                 
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-0866                                  
                             Application No. 09/971,739                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20,             
          all the claims remaining in the present application.  Claims 1              
          and 15 are illustrative:                                                    
               1.  A method of making an item with a decorative void,                 
          comprising the steps of:                                                    
               providing a first quantity of composition in a mold;                   
               inserting at least one object at least partially into said             
          first quantity of composition;                                              
               allowing said first quantity of composition to at least                
          partially cure; and                                                         
               removing said object.                                                  
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