The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN ANTHONY LOTSPIH ____________ Appeal No. 2005-2656 Application No. 09/805,586 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before McQUADE, CRAWFORD, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. APJ McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL John Anthony Lotspih appeals from the final rejection of claims 1-20, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to “an air bag assembly including portions for the protection of the head and torso of a vehicle occupant during a side collision event” (specification, page 1). Representative claim 1 reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007