Ex Parte Cole 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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                         
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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               Ex parte BARRETT E. COLE, WEI YANG and THOMAS E. NOHAVA                  
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                                 Appeal No. 2006-1685                                   
                              Application No. 10/081,369                                
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                                       ON BRIEF                                         
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          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                       
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     




                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                    
                                                                                       
          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                        
          from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-17 and 19-24.  Pending              
          claims 18 and 42 have been indicated by the examiner to contain               
          allowable subject matter.                                                     












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