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and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RAJIV ARVINDAKSHAN MENON,
KRISTY BITTENBENDER ARBOGAST
and FLAURA KOPLIN WINSTON
Appeal No. 2005-2529
Application No. 10/154,140
ON BRIEF
Before KIMLIN, JEFFREY T. SMITH and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative
Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3,
4, 6, 8-10, 12-15, 17, 19, 20, 22-26, 28 and 30. Claim 1 is
illustrative:
1. A handlebar safety device comprising:
a sleeve adapted to be slidably received on a handlebar;
a bias member retainer housing coupled to a first end of
said sleeve, said bias member retainer housing adapted to be
received in a cavity of an outer end of said handlebar;
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