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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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
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Ex parte WILLIBRORD A. GROTEN
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Appeal No. 2005-0766
Application No. 09/877,277
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, TIMM, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent
Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1 and
5-7. According to the appellant and the examiner, claims 2-4 and
8-12 are either allowable or allowed.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a process for the
desulfurization of a full boiling range naphtha which contains
thiophenes, diolefins, and mercaptans comprising feeding the
naphtha and hydrogen to a first distillation column reactor and,
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