The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MATTHEW B. HOYT, BOBBY J. BAILEY, STANLEY A. MCINTOSH, PHILLIP E. WILSON and GARY W. SHORE _____________ Appeal No. 2006-0818 Application No. 10/175,064 ______________ ON BRIEF ______________ Before PAK, OWENS, and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from a rejection of claims 41-52, which are all of the pending claims. THE INVENTION The appellants claim a carpet comprising acid-dyed sheath/core nylon fibers that are resistant to ozone fading. Claim 41 is illustrative: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007