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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT P. BENJEY
____________
Appeal No. 2005-0880
Application No. 09/963,815
____________
HEARD: June 8, 2005
____________
Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Robert P. Benjey appeals from the final rejection of claims
1 through 11, all of the claims pending in the application.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “systems for providing controlled
venting and preventing escape to the atmosphere of fuel vapor
from a fuel tank, particularly on board a motor vehicle, and more
particularly during refueling” (specification, page 2).
Representative claim 1 reads as follows:
1. A method of controlling fuel tank vapor venting during
refueling comprising:
(a) providing a fuel filler neck on the tank and inserting a
fuel filler nozzle in the tank filler neck and mechanically
sealing between the nozzle and filler neck;
Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Next
Last modified: November 3, 2007