Ex Parte Klaue et al

Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

May 23, 2012

11245703 (B.P.A.I. May. 23, 2012)

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APPLICATION NO. FILING DATE FIRST NAMED INVENTOR ATTORNEY DOCKET NO. CONFIRMATION NO.
11/245,703 10/06/2005 Kaj Klaue 10139/11002 9261
76960 7590 05/24/2012
Fay Kaplun & Marcin, LLP
150 Broadway, suite 702
New York, NY 10038
EXAMINER
HOFFMAN, MARY C
ART UNIT PAPER NUMBER
3733
MAIL DATE DELIVERY MODE
05/24/2012 PAPER
Please find below and/or attached an Office communication concerning this application or proceeding.
The time period for reply, if any, is set in the attached communication.
PTOL-90A (Rev. 04/07)

UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte KAJ KLAUE, HANS ZWIPP, PATRICK CRONIER,
and ANDREW K. SANDS
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Appeal 2010-012330
Application 11/245,703
Technology Center 3700
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Before DEMETRA J. MILLS, ERIC GRIMES, and
JEFFREY N. FREDMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.

MILLS, Administrative Patent Judge.

DECISION ON APPEAL

This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134. The Examiner has rejected
the claims for obviousness. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).
Appeal 2010-012330
Application 11/245,703

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STATEMENT OF CASE
1. A device for temporarily splinting toes, comprising:
a tube composed of a bio-absorbable material and having an internal
diameter d, the tube including a bend in a single plane, an outer diameter of
the tube being substantially constant along the bend; and
a guide wire having an external diameter D such that D