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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS C. ENSIGN, JR., JOSEPH P.E. VELASQUEZ,
and JERRY L. HARDY
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Appeal No. 2006-0059
Application No. 10/139,397
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HEARD: December 15, 2005
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Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 28-41,
43, 44, 47-51, 77, 78, and 80. According to the Examiner, Answer page 2, the subject
matter of claims 1-27 is allowable, and the subject matter of claims 42, 45, 46, and 79 is
allowable but, these claims are objected to as being dependent upon a rejected base
claim. Claims 52-76 have been canceled. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. §
134.
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