Ex Parte Ackerman et al - Page 1



                 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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                             
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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                                      Ex parte JOHN F. ACKERMAN,                                              
                                       WILLIAM R. STOWELL and                                                 
                                          ROBERT A. JOHNSON                                                   
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                                             Appeal 2007-2040                                                 
                                           Application 10/632,741                                             
                                          Technology Center 1700                                              
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                                           Decided: May 30, 2007                                              
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                Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, BRADLEY R. GARRIS, and CHARLES F.                                    
                WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                         
                KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                          


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                      This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 6, 7, 9-12 and                     
                14-16.  Claim 6 is illustrative:                                                              
                      6.  Apparatus for a gas turbine engine, said apparatus comprising a                     
                washing system comprising a pump in flow communication with at least one                      
                nozzle, a first fluid contained within a first reservoir, a second fluid                      
                contained within one of the first reservoir and a second reservoir, said                      




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