The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL L. FRIEDMAN, HUSNU M. KALKANOGLU, JOONG YOUN KIM and THOMAS KEVIN MACKINNON _____________ Appeal No. 2006-1489 Application No. 10/452,059 ______________ HEARD: JUNE 7, 2006 _______________ Before GARRIS, PAK and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-14. The subject matter on appeal relates to a roofing element of the shingle or tile type for exterior application comprising a multi-layer structure. Further details of this appealed subject are set forth in representative independent claim 1 which reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007