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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GREGORY M. LANZA,
SAMUEL A. WICKLINE, and
CHRISTOPHER S. HALL
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Appeal No. 2006-1031
Application No. 09/774,278
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HEARD: May 9, 2006
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Before ADAMS, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges.
MILLS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 3, 7, 8, 13, 17, 18, 21, 25, 26, 31, 35, and 68-77 which are pending
in this application and on appeal.
Claim 1 is representative and reads as follows:
1. A method for comparing acoustic reflectivity of a target for ultrasound imaging
at a lower and a higher temperature, the method comprising
(a) measuring reflectivity prior to raising the temperature of liquid nanoparticles
bound to a target;
(b) raising the temperature of the liquid nanoparticles bound to said target
sufficiently to produce a measurable enhancement in acoustic reflectivity of the target;
(c) measuring reflectivity after raising the temperature of the bound liquid
nanoparticles; and
(d) determining the change in reflectivity of the bound liquid nanoparticles after
raising the temperature compared to reflectivity prior to raising the temperature,
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