The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN A. PEDIGO JR. ________________ Appeal 2007-1022 Application 10/778,414 Technology Center 1700 ________________ Decided: March 23, 2007 Remailed: April 26, 2007 ________________ Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, CATHERINE Q. TIMM, and LINDA M. GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL AND ORDER REMANDING TO EXAMINER This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-9. Claims 10-12 have been withdrawn from consideration. Claim 1 is illustrative: 1. A webbing having a safety indicator comprising: synthetic yarns, formed of synthetic material having a known degree of strength loss as a result of exposure to a known amount of ultraviolet light, inter-engaged to form said webbing:Page: Previous 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Next
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