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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RYAN C. SHIRK,
STEPHEN M. SANOCKI, JOSEPH C. PEISERT,
ROGER L. LANGER, LOYD R. HORNBACK III and
IAN R. HARDING
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Appeal No. 2006-0583
Application No. 10/322,008
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, PAK and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 24-28, 30-34 and 46.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a method of making a pollution control device
which comprises providing a flexible and self-supporting insulating end cone of insulating
material and disposing the insulating end cone between inner and outer end cone housings of
the pollution control device. Further details regarding this subject matter are set forth in
representative independent claim 24, which reads as follows:
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