Ex Parte Donohoe et al - Page 1



            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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KEVIN G. DONOHOE and DAVID S. BECKER                         
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                                  Appeal No. 2005-2239                                     
                               Application No. 10/448,905                                  
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                                       ON BRIEF                                            
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          Before GARRIS, PAK and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                          
          JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   

                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                      
                Appellants appeal the Examiner’s final rejection of claims                 
          1 to 17 and 21 to 38.1  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.                     
          § 134.2                                                                          


                1 The subject matter of claims 18 to 20 has been indicated                 
          as allowable by the Examiner.  (Answer, p. 2)                                    
                2 In rendering the decision on appeal we have considered                   
          Appellants’ Briefs, filed July 29, 2004 and December 20, 2004 and                
          the Examiner’s Answer dated October 18, 2004.                                    




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