Ex Parte Hoyt et al - Page 1



            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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MATTHEW B. HOYT,                               
                        BOBBY J. BAILEY, STANLEY A. MCINTOSH,                         
                         PHILLIP E. WILSON and GARY W. SHORE                          
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                                Appeal No. 2006-0818                                  
                             Application No. 10/175,064                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          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:                                                   




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