Ex Parte BRUNING et al - Page 1


                             The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                               
                                       was not written for publication in 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                                       is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THEODORE E. BRUNING III, RANDAL S. MARKS, JULIA A.                                     
                    HODGES, RYAN J. JOHNSON, BERT MARTENS, KAREN E. WORKMAN,                                          
                    SUSAN G. ELKINGTON, RICHARD F. LARY, JESSE YANDELL, STEPHEN                                       
                                           SICOLA AND ROGER OAKEY                                                     
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                                               Appeal No. 2004-1190                                                   
                                            Application No.  09/286,160                                               
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                                                     ON BRIEF                                                         
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                 Before RUGGIERO, MACDONALD and NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judges.                                  
                 NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                  

                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      

                        This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                               
                 examiner’s rejection of claims 1 through 8 and 10 through 20.  For the reasons                       
                 stated infra we reverse the examiner’s rejection of these claims.                                    









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