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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                                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                  
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                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                                              Ex parte STEVE A. PLATT                                                
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                                                Appeal No. 2006-0848                                                 
                                              Application No. 09/981,231                                             
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                       
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             Before JERRY SMITH, SAADAT, and MACDONALD, Administrative Patent  Judges.                               
             JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               


                                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     
             This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection                    
             of claims 9, 10, 15-19, 24-28, 39, 41-45, 50-57, 71, 72 and 74.  Pending claims 1-8, 11-                
             14, 20-23, 29-37, 40, 46-49, 58-70 and 73 have been indicated by the examiner to                        
             contain allowable subject matter.  Claim 38 has been cancelled.                                         


             The disclosed invention pertains to a wind powered generator and a tower for                            
             supporting such a wind powered generator.                                                               
             Representative claim 9 is reproduced as follows:                                                        





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