The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 EDWARD W. VAN ROMER _____________ Appeal No. 2006-1255 Application No. 10/655,076 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before OWENS, CRAWFORD, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal is from a rejection of claims 1-17, which are all of the pending claims. THE INVENTION The appellant claims a multi-compartment, foldable, portable containment device for collecting contaminated fluid. Claim 1 is illustrative: 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007