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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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 VIJAY A. DESHPANDE,                                              
                                          W. SPENCER WHEAT,                                                    
                                          CURTIS L. KRAUSE and                                                 
                                            RAPH S. WORSLEY                                                    
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                                              Appeal 2006-3385                                                 
                                           Application 10/407,401                                              
                                          Technology Center 1700                                               
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                                           Decided: April 20, 2007                                             
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                Before CATHERINE Q. TIMM, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and LINDA M.                                       
                GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                        
                GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         

                                          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                      This is an appeal from the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 36-52                    
                the only claims pending in this application.  We have jurisdiction over the                    
                appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                           
                      Appellants' invention relates to a coolant system for an integrated fuel                 
                cell power plant.  Fuel cells provide electricity from chemical oxidation-                     




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