Ex Parte Laconto et al - Page 1



                       The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is                        
                                    not binding precedent of the Board.                                     

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
                                              ____________                                                  
                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                             
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                  
                                              ____________                                                  
                                    Ex parte RONALD W. LACONTO                                              
                                                    and                                                     
                                          DOUGLAS E. WARD                                                   
                                              ____________                                                  
                                            Appeal 2007-1372                                                
                                          Application 10/423,283                                            
                                         Technology Center 1700                                             
                                              ____________                                                  
                                          Decided: June 28, 2007                                            
                                              ____________                                                  
               Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, CHUNG K. PAK, and                                                   
               CHARLES F. WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
               KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
                      This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 30-49.  Claim 30 is              
               illustrative:                                                                                
                      30.  A method for machining a substrate, comprising:                                  
                      providing a slurry between a surface of a substrate and a machine tool,               
               the substrate consisting essentially of aluminum oxide, and the slurry                       




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