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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                                for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PATRICK BINOT                                               
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                                            Appeal No.  2007-0175                                              
                                          Application No.  10/467,134                                          
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                                                  ON BRIEF                                                     
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                Before SCHEINER, ADAMS and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                
                ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                            

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                      This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                          
                examiner’s final rejection of claims 18-22.  The remaining pending claims, claims              
                23-34, were withdrawn from consideration.  Brief, page 2.                                      
                      Claim 18 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced               
                below:                                                                                         
                   18. A method of degreasing water or wastewater in the course of treating                    
                       water or wastewater, comprising: subjecting the water or wastewater to                  
                       treatment by flocs ballasted by granular material and directing the water               
                       or wastewater through coagulation, flocculation and sediment devices,                   
                       and degreasing the water or wastewater within the coagulation,                          
                       flocculation and sediment devices and eliminating at least 20% of hexane                
                       extractable material from the water or wastewater without subjecting the                
                       water or wastewater to flotation degreasing means.                                      







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