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                             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                 was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                               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                                          
                                               _____________                                                   
                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                             
                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
                                               _____________                                                   
                           Ex parte  RAVI GANESAN, TIMOTHY SCOTT RENSHAW                                       
                                              and PETER KIGHT                                                  
                                               _____________                                                   
                                            Appeal No. 2005-2744                                               
                                          Application No. 09/849,979                                           
                                               ______________                                                  
                                        HEARD:  FEBRUARY 7, 2006                                               
                                              _______________                                                  
                Before GROSS, BLANKENSHIP and NAPPI,  Administrative Patent Judges.                            
                NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                            
                                                                                                              
                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  

                      This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the final rejection of             
                claims 58 through 81.  For the reasons stated infra we sustain the examiner’s                  
                rejection of claims 58, 60 through 62, 65, 67, 69, 71 through 73, 76, 78, 80 and               
                81.  However, we will not sustain the examiner’s rejection of claims 59, 63, 64,               
                66, 68, 70, 74, 75, 77 and 79.  Further, we enter a new grounds of rejection                   
                against claims 59, 70 and 81.                                                                  









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