Ex Parte Hamlin - 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                                                  is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                                       
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                                                Ex parte CHRISTOPHER L. HAMLIN                                                                  
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                                                         Appeal No. 2006-0167                                                                   
                                                      Application No.  10/186,263                                                               
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                                                                 ON BRIEF                                                                       
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                     Before:  HAIRSTON, DIXON 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 1 through 11, 14 through 24 and 27.1  For the reasons stated infra we                                               
                     affirm-in-part the examiner’s rejection of these claims.                                                                   

                                                                                                                                               
                     1 We note that the examiner withdrew the rejection of claims 12 and 25. See page 3 of the                                  
                     examiner’s answer.                                                                                                         



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