Ex Parte Barbir 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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                Ex parte FRANO BARBIR,                                
                                ROBERT H. BYRON, JR.,                                 
                                      MATT STONE                                      
                                         and                                          
                                BHASKAR BALASUBRAMANIAN                               
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2006-0892                                 
                              Application No. 10/202,701                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 9-13.  We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35              
          U.S.C. § 134.                                                               
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to a bipolar plate that                  
          includes a flow region formed on a first side of the plate that             
          has a length/width ratio greater than or equal to four.  An                 
          understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of             
          exemplary claim 9, which is reproduced below:                               




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