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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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILLIAM M. PARROTT                                              
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                                             Appeal 2007-0253                                                 
                                          Application 09/385,315                                              
                                          Technology Center 2100                                              
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                                          Decided: April 17, 2007                                             
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                Before LANCE LEONARD BARRY, HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, and                                        
                MAHSHID D. SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.                                              
                SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                          

                                       STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                  
                      This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the                          
                Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-17, 21, and 22, which are all of the                   
                claims pending in this application.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.                     
                § 6(b).                                                                                       
                      Appellant’s invention relates to a stand-alone infrared to radio                        
                frequency adapter that enables a computing device to wirelessly link to a                     




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