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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                         for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                
                                                  __________                                                     
                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                 
                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                     
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                                   Ex parte ROBERT H. WOLLENBERG                                                 
                                           and THOMAS J. BALK                                                    
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                                            Appeal No. 2007-0511                                                 
                                         Application No. 10/699,5081                                             
                                                 ___________                                                     
                                         Decided: 20 September 2007                                              
                                                 ___________                                                     
                Before FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                                 
                ADRIENE LEPIANE HANLON and MICHAEL P. TIERNEY,                                                   
                Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                    
                HANLON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             
                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
            1          A. STATEMENT OF CASE                                                                      
            2          Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of                         
            3   claims 1-23.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                       
            4          Appellants’ invention is directed to a high throughput screening                          
            5   method and system for measuring the oxidation stability of lubricating oil                       
                                                                                                                
                1 Application 10/699,508 was filed on October 31, 2003.  The real party in                       
                interest is Chevron Oronite Company LLC.                                                         



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