The opinion in support of the decision being entered today 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not binding precedent of the Board.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 ALAN B. BUTT, DAVID A. EATOUGH, and TONY SARRA
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Appeal 2007-0727
Application 09/951,711
Technology Center 2100
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Decided: July 11, 2007
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Before JAMES D. THOMAS, KENNETH W. HAIRSTON,
and HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims 1, 3-9, 11-17, 19-25, and 27-32. We have
jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. §§ 6(b) and 134(a).
As best representative of the disclosed and claimed invention,
independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
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