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                        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                         written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                                    
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                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                    
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                  Ex parte CIPRIANO A. SANTOS, DIRK M. BEYER, TROY SHAHOUMIAN,                                                           
                             BILAL IQBAL, HARLAN CROWDER and VINEET SINGH                                                                
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                                                      Appeal No. 2006-1817                                                               
                                                  Application No. 09/851,514                                                             
                                                    Technology Center 3600                                                               
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                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                    
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                Before LINCK, HORNER and FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                          
                HORNER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                     

                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                   
                        This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the examiner's                                        
                final rejection of claims 1, 2, and 4-20, all of the claims pending in the application.                                  
                Claim 3 has been canceled.                                                                                               
                We affirm.                                                                                                               







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