Ex Parte Krizan - Page 1



           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           not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the                         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 JEFFREY F. KRIZAN                                       
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                                     Appeal No. 2006-1144                                          
                                  Application No. 09/975,806                                       
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                                            ON BRIEF                                               
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           Before KIMLIN, PAK, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                             
           KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                    

                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                          
                 This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-6                          
           and 8-23.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                     
                 1.  A pigment composition comprising TiO2 and a TiO2                              
           stabilizing and anti-agglomeration effective amount of barium                           
           sulfate wherein the amount of TiO2 is in the range from about                           
           65.0 to 95.0 percent by weight and the amount of barium sulfate                         
           is in the range from about 5.0 to 35.0 percent by weight, all                           
           weights being based on the weight of the total solids content of                        
           the composition.                                                                        








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