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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 FRANO BARBIR,
ROBERT H. BYRON, JR.,
MATT STONE
and
BHASKAR BALASUBRAMANIAN
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Appeal No. 2006-0892
Application No. 10/202,701
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 9-13. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35
U.S.C. § 134.
BACKGROUND
Appellants' invention relates to a bipolar plate that
includes a flow region formed on a first side of the plate that
has a length/width ratio greater than or equal to four. An
understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of
exemplary claim 9, which is reproduced below:
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