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                   The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                           
                                               precedent of the Board.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 STEPHEN FRANCIS RUTKOWSKI,                                                   
                                          CANAN USLU HARWICKE,                                                         
                                MICHAEL FRANCIS XAVIER GIGLIOTTI and                                                   
                                          MELVIN ROBERT JACKSON                                                        
                                                  __________________                                                   
                                                 Appeal 2007-2909                                                      
                                              Application 10/622,0631                                                  
                                              Technology Center 1700                                                   
                                                    ________________                                                   
                                               Decided: 12 September 2007                                              
                                                    ________________                                                   
                 Before JAMESON LEE, RICHARD TORCZON, and SALLY C. MEDLEY,                                             
                 Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                  
                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                         
            1           A.  Statement of the Case                                                                      
            2           Applicants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of                              
            3    claims 1-3, 11 and 24.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                  
                                                                                                                      
                 1   Application for patent filed 17 July 2003.  The real party in interest is                         
                 General Electric Company.                                                                             



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