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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                                           for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT G. GANN                                                                
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                                                          Appeal No. 2006-1378                                                                
                                                        Application No. 09/845,852                                                            
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                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                    
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                Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO, and SAADAT, 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 final                                              
                rejection of claims 1-3 and 10-12.  Pending claims 4, 5, 13 and 14 had been indicated                                         
                by the examiner to contain allowable subject matter.  Pending claims 6-9 and   15-18                                          
                have been withdrawn from consideration by the examiner.                                                                       









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