Ex Parte Kelley et al - Page 1



               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                  Ex parte RONALD J. KELLEY, SIVAKUMAR MUTHUSWAMY,                    
                        STEVEN D. PRATT and ROBERT W. PENNISI                         
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-1107                                  
                             Application No. 10/621,201                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent            
          Judges.                                                                     
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          and 2, all the claims pending in the present application.                   
          Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                    
               1.  A fuel cell system for a portable electronic device,               
          comprising:                                                                 
               a fuel cell capable of operating on hydrogen that is                   
          obtained from methanol; and                                                 

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