Ex Parte Gregel 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                                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                         
                                                     ____________                                                       
                                 Ex parte JOHN J. GREGEL, LOUIS J. COLARUSSO                                            
                                           and LAWRENCE GENE GATTON                                                     
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                                                 Appeal No. 2005-0326                                                   
                                               Application No. 10/081,376                                               
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
              NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        



                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 13,                
              20 to 22 and 26.1  Claims 14 and 15 have been withdrawn from consideration.  Claims                       
              16 to 19 and 23 to 25 have been canceled.                                                                 


                     We REVERSE.                                                                                        

                     1 Claims 3 and 26 were amended subsequent to the final rejection.                                  






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