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                    The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                            
                                               precedent of the Board.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 DEREK P. FOOTER, CARLOS GONZALES, ANGELA M.                                                
                                      TRUJILLO, and NARDA J. LAVERDE                                                     
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                                                  Appeal 2006-3117                                                       
                                               Application 09/732,498                                                    
                                              Technology Center 2600                                                     
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                                              Decided: October 4, 2007                                                   
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                 Before ROBERT E. NAPPI, JEAN R. HOMERE, and                                                             
                 JOHN A. JEFFERY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                          
                 HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                    


                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
                                           STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                         
                 Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner’s Final                                       
                 Rejection of claims 1 through 17.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.                                 
                 § 6(b) to decide this appeal.  We reverse.                                                              






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