Ex Parte Mott et al - Page 1



                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered                               
                 today was not written for publication in a law journal                             
                 and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                           
                                        ________________                                            
                              Ex parte ALLEN MOTT, LOUIS CARRER,                                    
                                         and JOHN JORDAN                                            
                                        ________________                                            
                                      Appeal No. 2006-1867                                          
                                  Application No. 10/820,259                                        
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                                             ON BRIEF                                               
                                        ________________                                            
           Before KIMLIN, KRATZ, and GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent                                
           Judges.                                                                                  
           KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                     

                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                           
                 This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 18,                           
           20-22, 25-28, and 30-32.  Claims 7 and 9-12 have been allowed by                         
           the examiner.  Claims 18 and 25 are illustrative:                                        
           18.  A method for forming a fuel flange, the method                                      
           comprising:                                                                              
                 providing at least one electrical conductor comprising a                           
                 first plurality of ribs;                                                           

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