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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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID N. FULMER,
JAMES R. WATERFALLEN, and
BRIAN GEORGE
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Appeal No. 2006-2485
Application No. 10/925,646
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ON BRIEF
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Before ADAMS, GRIMES, and LINCK, Administrative Patent Judges.
GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims to a method for removing iron deposits from a closed
loop system. The examiner has rejected the claims as anticipated or obvious. We have
jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. We affirm.
Background
The specification describes a “method for removing iron deposits from the surface
of a closed loop system.” Page 3, lines 5-6. Closed loop systems are “systems that can
be isolated from atmospheric oxygen,” such as “boilers, cooling water systems, gas
scrubbers, pipelines, desalination systems, [and] storage tanks.” Page 1, lines 9-12.
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