1 The opinion in support of the decision being entered 2 today is not binding precedent of the Board 3 4 5 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE 6 ____________________ 7 8 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS 9 AND INTERFERENCES 10 ____________________ 11 12 Ex parte RICHARD D. ALLEN 13 ____________________ 14 15 Appeal 2006-2888 16 Application 10/318,425 17 Technology Center 3600 18 ____________________ 19 20 Decided: August 28, 2007 21 ____________________ 22 23 Before: MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD, JENNIFER D. BAHR, and DAVID 24 B. WALKER, Administrative Patent Judges. 25 26 CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge. 27 28 29 DECISION ON APPEAL 30 31 STATEMENT OF CASE 32 Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a final rejection 33 of claims 1-19. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002). 34 Appellant invented a ramp with first and second side rails, each rail 35 having at least one slot for receiving at least one rung. The slots arePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
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