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           1    The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                
           2             for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                        
           3                                                                                              
           4           UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                          
           5                            ____________________                                              
           6                                                                                              
           7                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                            
           8                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                 
           9                            ____________________                                              
          10                                                                                              
          11     Ex parte PATRICK THOMAS O'CONNOR and DONALD REX BOYS                                     
          12                            ____________________                                              
          13                                                                                              
          14                               Appeal 2007-0609                                               
          15                             Application 09/814,0101                                          
          16                            Technology Center 3600                                            
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          18                                                                                              
          19                           Decided: February 28, 2007                                         
          20                            ____________________                                              
          21                                                                                              
          22   Before:  HUBERT C. LORIN, STUART S. LEVY, and ROBERT E.                                    
          23   NAPPI,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                                      
          24                                                                                              
          25   LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         
          26                                                                                              
          27                                                                                              
          28                 ORDER REMANDING TO THE EXAMINER                                              
          29                                                                                              
          30                            STATEMENT OF CASE                                                 
          31         Applicants appeal from a final rejection of claims 35 and 36 under 35                
          32   U.S.C. § 134 (2002).  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).                  
                                                                                                         
               1   Application filed March 20, 2001.  Applicants claim the benefit under                  
               35 U.S.C. § 120 of application 09/323,599, filed June 1, 1999.  The real                   
               party in interest is Patrick Thomas O’Connor and Donald Rex Boys.                          




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