Ex Parte Williams - Page 1



           1     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                   
           2              for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                           
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           4            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
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           7                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
           8                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
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          11                        Ex parte CHARLES L. WILLIAMS                                              
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          13                                                                                                  
          14                                 Appeal 2007-0135                                                 
          15                               Application 10/138,088                                             
          16                              Technology Center 3700                                              
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          18                                                                                                  
          19                              Decided:  April 23, 2007                                            
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          21                                                                                                  
          22    Before:  JENNIFER D. BAHR, STUART S. LEVY, and ANTON W.                                       
          23    FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                        
          24                                                                                                  
          25    LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                            
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          27                                                                                                  
          28                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
          29                                                                                                  
          30                              STATEMENT OF CASE                                                   
          31          Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a final rejection                   
          32    of claims 1 to 42.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).                       
          33          Appellant invented a closure for a beverage container.  (Specification                  
          34    1).  The closure comprises a cap and a monolithic cap liner coupled to an                     
          35    interior surface of the cap.  The cap liner includes concentric seal rings to                 
          36    establish a seal with the rim of the beverage container.  (Specification 2).                  




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