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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           2              for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                             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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           7                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
           8                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                     
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          11                       Ex parte ADRIAN B. CHERNOFF and                                              
          12                              TOMMY E. WHITE                                                        
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          14                                  Appeal 2006-3057                                                  
          15                              Application 10/426,9051                                               
          16                              Technology Center 3600                                                
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          19                              Decided:  March 30, 2007                                              
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          21    Before:  ANITA PELLMAN GROSS, STUART S. LEVY, and ANTON W.                                      
          22    FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                          
          23                                                                                                    
          24    LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                              
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          27                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
          28                                                                                                    
          29                              STATEMENT OF CASE                                                     
          30           Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a final rejection                    
          31    of claims 1-17 and 31.  Claims 18-30 have been withdrawn from                                   
          32    consideration (Br. 2).   We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).                    
          33           Appellants invented a vehicle door having a unitary inner and outer                      
          34    panel (Specification 1).  The vehicle door comprises a unitary, one-piece                       
                                                                                                               
                1  Application filed April 29, 2003.  The real party in interest is General                     
                Motors Corporation.                                                                             



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