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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL R. HANSEN
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Appeal No. 2006-0142
Application No. 10/247,782
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HEARD: JANUARY 26, 2006
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Before OWENS, WALTZ, and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final
rejection of claims 1-42.
The examiner relies upon the following references as
evidence of patentability:
Floyd et al. (Floyd) 5,290,580 Mar. 1, 1994
Hansen et al. (Hansen ‘326) 5,789,326 Aug. 4, 1998
Hansen et al. (Hansen ‘364) 5,807,364 Sep. 15, 1998
Claims 1-42 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as being
unpatentable over Floyd in view of Hansen ‘326.
Claims 14, 16, 27, 29, 38 and 40 stand rejected under
35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over Floyd in view of
Hansen ‘326 and further in view of Hansen ‘364.
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