Ex Parte Zimmer et al - Page 1



           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           2              for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                         
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           4           UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
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           6                                                                                                
           7                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                             
           8                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                  
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          10                                                                                                
          11              Ex parte DIRK ZIMMER and SARINA GENSIERSKY                                        
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          13                                                                                                
          14                                Appeal 2007-1229                                                
          15                              Application 10/325,333                                            
          16                             Technology Center 3700                                             
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          18                                                                                                
          19                             Decided: August 14, 2007                                           
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          21                                                                                                
          22   Before:  TERRY J. OWENS, JENNIFER D. BAHR, and LINDA E.                                      
          23   HORNER1, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
          24                                                                                                
          25   HORNER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         
          26                                                                                                
          27                                                                                                
          28                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
          29                                                                                                
          30                             STATEMENT OF CASE                                                  
          31          Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a final rejection                 
          32   of claims 1, 2, and 6-8.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).                
          33   An Oral Hearing was conducted on July 17, 2007.                                              
                                                                                                           
               1 This appeal was heard on July 17, 2007.  Administrative Patent Judge                       
               Stuart S. Levy participated on the panel at the hearing.  Judge Levy has since               
               retired from the Board, and Judge Bahr has been substituted in his place on                  
               this panel.                                                                                  



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