Ex Parte Johnson 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         written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JEFFREY B. JOHNSON, ALVIN J. JOSEPH and                  
                                VIDHYA RAMACHANDRAN                                 
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                                Appeal No. 2006-1797                                
                             Application No. 09/866,319                             
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                                      ON BRIEF                                      
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         Before TIMM, BLANKENSHIP and HOMERE, Administrative Patent                 
         Judges.                                                                    
         HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the           
         final rejection of claims 2 through 45, all of which are pending           
         in this application.  Claim 1 has been cancelled by Appellants.            
              We affirm.                                                            














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