The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BRUCE G. VAN STRATUM ____________ Appeal No. 2005-1329 Application No. 10/187,038 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 12, all of the claims pending in the application. Subsequent to the final rejection, the examiner has withdrawn the rejections of claims 5 through 12, thus leaving only the rejections of claims 1 through 4 for review on appeal. Appellant’s invention relates to a gas propellant delivery cartridge with a burst cap that allows controlled discharge of a propellant gas generated within the cartridge.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007