Ex Parte Schumacher - 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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KLAUS SCHUMACHER                               
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-1904                                  
                             Application No. 10/041,075                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, GARRIS and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-3               
          and 5.  Claims 6-11 stand withdrawn from consideration.  Claim 1            
          is illustrative:                                                            
               1.  A dual bottle closure comprising:                                  
               a ceramic bottle having an opening and a neck with external            
          screw threads formed thereon;                                               
               an external closure in the form of an external ceramic cap             
          for covering said opening of said bottle, said external cap                 
          having internal screw threads which mate with said screw threads            
          of said neck; and                                                           

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