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          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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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 PAUL R. D’MURA                                
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                                Appeal No. 2006-1704                                  
                             Application No. 10/640,544                               
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                                HEARD: JUNE 7, 2006                                   
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          Before HAIRSTON, 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 1-25, which constitute all the           
          claims in the application.                                                  
               The disclosed invention pertains to a system and methodology           
          to facilitate material class processing.  Specifically, one or              
          more class structures are defined that generically describe a               
          grouping of components, such as materials, that can be applied to           







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