The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAHANGIR S. RASTEGAR
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Appeal No. 2006-0974
Application No. 10/244,336
Technology Center 3600
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, OWENS, and BAHR, Administrative Patent
Judges.
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from a rejection of claims 56-63. Claims 1-
55 and 64-114 have been canceled.
THE INVENTION
The appellant claims a structural beam having a cavity
containing a non-compressible material which, the appellant
states (specification, page 1, lines 5-10), provides rigidity
and/or vibration dampening. Claim 56 is illustrative:
56. A structural beam comprising:
an upper surface;
a lower surface;
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