Ex Parte McGregor - 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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAMES RAY MCGREGOR                                                
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                                              Appeal 2006-1680                                                 
                                           Application 10/319,185                                              
                                          Technology Center 3700                                               
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                                        Decided: September 20, 2006                                            
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                Before GARRIS, PAK, and TIMM,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                   
                GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                           


                               ORDER REMANDING TO THE EXAMINER                                                 
                      The above identified application is hereby remanded to the Examiner,                     
                for the reasons set forth below.                                                               
                      The Examiner has advanced on this appeal a § 103(a) rejection over                       
                claims 1, 3, 5, 6, 8-11, 14, 15, and 17 over Schmidt (US 6,481,183) in view                    
                of Yano (JP 3-240650).                                                                         







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