Ex Parte Colgan et al - Page 1



                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was       
                 not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board.       
                                                                                     
                                                                  Paper No. 17        

                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                    
                                       ____________                                   

                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                 
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                               Ex parte EVAN GEORGE COLGAN,                           
                                   JEFFREY PETER GAMBINO                              
                                and KENNETH PARKER RODBELL                            
                                       ____________                                   

                                   Appeal No. 2004-1886                               
                                Application No. 10/117,613                            
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                                         ON BRIEF                                     
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            Before TIMM, JEFFREY T. SMITH and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative             
            Patent Judges.                                                            
            PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                 

                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
                 This is decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
            examiner’s final rejection of claims 13, 14, 16, 17, and 18.  A           
            copy of claim 13 is set forth below:                                      










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