

                 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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILLIAM M. OWENS                                               
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                                           Appeal No. 2006-0887                                              
                                        Application No. 09/053,832                                           
                                          Technology Center 3700                                             
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                                                ON BRIEF                                                     
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            Before FRANKFORT, CRAWFORD and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                               
            BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's rejection of claims 15-32.               
            Claims 1-8 and 14 have been canceled and claims 9-13 stand withdrawn from                        
            consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b).                                                           
            We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                               


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