The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written
for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte CYRUS R. SAFINYA,
HEIDI E. WARRINER, and STEFAN H.J. IDZIAK
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Appeal No. 2004-2078
Application No. 09/754,509
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, ADAMS, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 3-17 and 23-27, which are all the claims
pending in the application.
Claims 1 and 5 are illustrative of the claims on appeal and are reproduced
below:
1. A lamellar lipid gel comprising:
(i) a membrane having a surfactant, lipid, or a combination thereof;
(ii) a multifunctional membrane-associating particle (MAP) which
anchors to the membrane, and
(iii) a membrane bending rigidity reducing reagent.
5. The lamellar gel of claim 1 further comprising Bacteriorhodopsin.
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