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publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 LAURENCE LEE,
FRANK WYATT, HEATHER GANSKE
and EUGENE H. SANDER
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Appeal No. 2006-0400
Application No. 09/917,433
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 13-18 and 26-30.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a process for coating particles in an upward
flowing fluidized bed dryer or granulator which includes the step of monitoring various process
parameters such as inlet air temperature and fluidizing gas flow. This appealed subject matter is
adequately represented by independent claim 13 which reads as follows:
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