Ex Parte Blanchard et al - 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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                             
                                               ____________                                                   
                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
                                               ____________                                                   
                 Ex parte RAYMOND A. BLANCHARD JR., DONALD A. CAMPBELL,                                       
                            RICHARD E. ROBERTS and DONALD J. WARD                                             
                                               ____________                                                   
                                           Appeal No. 2006-1463                                               
                                        Application No. 10/703,932                                            
                                          Technology Center 3600                                              
                                               ____________                                                   
                                           Heard: August 8, 2006                                              
                                               ____________                                                   
            Before FRANKFORT, OWENS and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                   
            BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's rejection of claims 1-8 and               
            15-25.  Claims 34-45 stand withdrawn from consideration as not being directed to                  
            an elected invention.                                                                             
            We REVERSE.                                                                                       







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