The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL DEAN MCCUTCHAN
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Appeal No. 2006-0930
Application No. 09/905,540
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ON BRIEF
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Before HANLON, DELMENDO, and GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent
Judges.
DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL UNDER
35 U.S.C. § 134
This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134
(2004) from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 3, 5, 6, and
17 through 20 (Office action mailed January 7, 2005), which
are all of the claims pending in the above-identified
application. Because the examiner has made out a prima facie
case of obviousness with respect to the appealed claims and
since the appellant has failed to direct us to persuasive
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