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            1     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                         
            2               for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                                
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            4            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                   
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            6                                                                                                        
            7                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
            8                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
            9                                ____________________                                                    
           10                                                                                                        
           11        Ex parte JEFFREY M. LEIDEN, OMAR S. KHALIL, ERIC BRIAN                                          
           12     SHAIN, STANISLAW KANTOR, SHU-JEN YEH, JAMES J. KOZIARZ,                                            
           13         CHARLES F. HANNA, XIAOMAO WU, and RONALD R. HOHS                                               
           14                                ____________________                                                    
           15                                                                                                        
           16                                   Appeal 2006-1971                                                     
           17                                Application 10/144,224                                                  
           18                                Technology Center 3700                                                  
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           20                                                                                                       
           21                               Decided:  March 27, 2007                                                 
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           23                                                                                                        
           24    Before:  TERRY J. OWENS, STUART S. LEVY, and                                                        
           25    ANTON W. FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                     
           26                                                                                                        
           27    LEVY,  Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                 
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           30                                                                                                        
           31                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       
           32                                                                                                        
           33                               STATEMENT OF CASE                                                        
           34           Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a final rejection                        
           35    of claims 1, 3-10, 12-17, 19, and 20.  Claims 2, 11, and 18 have been                               
           36    cancelled (Br. 3). We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).                              





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