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        1              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was                         
        2           not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                    
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        5               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
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        8                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
        9                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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       12               Ex parte STEPHEN F. GASS and DAVID S. D’ASCENZO                                       
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       15                                  Appeal No. 2007-0266                                               
       16                               Application No. 09/929,227                                            
       17                                 Technology Center 3700                                              
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       20                                 Decided: April 30, 2007                                             
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       22 Before WILLIAM F. PATE, III, ANITA PELLMAN GROSS, and JENNIFER D.                                   
       23                                                                                                     
       23 BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                 
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       25 PATE, III, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             
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       29                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
       30                              STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                  
       31                                                                                                     
       32          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3, 4, 19 and 31.  These            
       33   are the only claims remaining in the application.  We have jurisdiction under 35                  
       34   U.S.C. § 134.                                                                                     
       35          The claimed subject matter is directed to a woodworking machine with a                     
       36   detection system that detects a dangerous condition with respect to the operator.                 




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