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today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board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 JON B. MILLHOLLIN
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Appeal No. 2006-0627
Application No. 10/263,140
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WALTZ, and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s final rejection of claims 1
through 5 and 7 through 15. The remaining claims pending in this application are
claims 16, 17, and 19 through 23, which stand allowed by the examiner (Brief, page 3;
Answer, page 2, ¶(3)). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellant, the invention is directed to a flotation collar for a water
park craft having an inflatable outer chamber that contains a series of containment bags
containing a buoyant material that partially fills the outer chamber (Brief, page 3).
Independent claim 1 is illustrative of the invention and is reproduced below:
A flotation collar for a water park craft comprising:
a plurality of water-tight containment bags defining a plurality of inner
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