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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte THEODORE E. GAWEL
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Appeal No. 2005-2163
Application 10/166,002
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and FRANKLIN, Administrative
Patent Judges.
FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1-12. Claims 13-23 have been allowed.
Claims 1, 2, 5, 6, and 9 are representative of the subject
matter on appeal and are set forth below:
1. A shelf unit for use with a wire rack, said wire rack
having at least two parallel, spaced-apart support rods and a
plurality of parallel, spaced-apart, support wires fastened at
right angles to said support rods with adjacent, parallel,
spaced-apart support rods and adjacent, transverse, parallel,
spaced-apart wires forming rectangular openings in said wire
rack; said shelf unit comprising:
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