Ex Parte Frattarola - Page 2



             Appeal 2007-0676                                                                                  
             Application 09/803,221                                                                            


                                        SUMMARY OF DECISION                                                    
                   We AFFIRM.                                                                                  

                                             THE INVENTION                                                     
                   Appellant’s claimed invention is to a captive screw for slideably securing a                
             first structure to a second structure (Specification 2:19-20).  Claim 1, reproduced               
             below, is representative of the subject matter on appeal.                                         
                          1.  A captive screw including:                                                       
                                a ferrule,                                                                     
                                a screw having a head, a shank adapted to pass                                 
                          through the ferrule, a threaded portion at the end of the                            
                          shank opposite the head, and a collar formed on the                                  
                          shank proximate the threaded portion; and                                            
                                a spring,                                                                      
                                the screw being captivated on the ferrule between                              
                          the head and the collar, the spring extending on the shank                           
                          of the screw between the head and the ferrule.                                       

                                             THE REJECTIONS                                                    
                          The Examiner relies upon the following as evidence of                                
                   unpatentability:                                                                            
                    Ernest                    US 3,465,803                     Sep. 9, 1969                    
                    Damm                      US 5,462,395                    Oct. 31, 1995                    
                    Aukzemas                  US 5,941,669                   Aug. 24, 1999                     


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