The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS M. SEIDITA ______________ Appeal No. 2005-0987 Application No. 09/946,049 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Thomas M. Seidita appeals from the final rejection of claims 11 through 20 and 22 through 28, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to “twist off type closures of the type that are commonly used in the packaging of consumerPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007