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         1        The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                        
         2                for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             
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         4               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  
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         7                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
         8                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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        10                                                                                                          
        11      Ex parte JON R. STIEBER, THOMAS P. ADAMS, ROBERT L. ZWIEG, and                                      
        12                                  WILLIAM R. KIRKMAN                                                      
        13                                        ___________                                                       
        14                                                                                                          
        15                                      Appeal 2006-2607                                                    
        16                                   Application 10/004,738                                                 
        17                                  Technology Center 3600                                                  
        18                                        ___________                                                       
        19                                                                                                          
        20                                 Decided: February 27, 2007                                               
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        22                                                                                                          
        23   Before MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD, STUART S. LEVY and ANTON W.                                                
        23 FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                   
        24                                                                                                          
        25   ANTON W. FETTING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         
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        27                                                                                                          
        28                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
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        30                                                                                                          
        31                                  STATEMENT OF CASE                                                       
        32       This appeal involves claims 2-9 and 15-21, the only claims pending in this                         
        33   application.  We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.                        
        34                                                                                                          
        35       We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                                 






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