Ex Parte Cramer - Page 1




                        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                              for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 BENEDICT F. CRAMER, III                                                      
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                                         Appeal No. 2007-0048                                                            
                                       Application No. 10/234,608                                                        
                                        Technology Center 3600                                                           
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                                               ON BRIEF                                                                  
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               Before LORIN, SPIEGEL and LANE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
               LORIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       

                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                               
                     This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims                          
               1-12, all the claims pending in the application.1                                                         
                     Appellant (Brief, p. 2) acknowledges that, for purposes of this appeal,                             
               claims 1-10 stand or fall together and claims 11 and 12 stand or fall together.                           

                                                                                                                         
               1  Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b), we review the adverse decision of the examiner. In doing so, we          
               have considered the record, including:                                                                    
               • Final Rejection (December 29, 2003)                                                                     
               • Amendment After Final Rejection (February 21, 2004);                                                    
               • Advisory Action (March 22, 2004);                                                                       
               • Brief (May 19, 2004);                                                                                   
               • Examiner's Answer (“Answer,” August 9, 2004); and,                                                      
               • Reply Brief (September 3, 2004).                                                                        













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