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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILLIBRORD A. GROTEN
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Appeal No. 2006-1551
Application No. 10/015,863
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 11-16.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a process for
reducing the organic sulfur content of a full boiling range
cracked naphtha stream which comprises: separating the stream
into three fractions comprising light, intermediate and
heavy fractions with differing boiling temperature ranges;
subjecting the heavy fraction to hydrodesulfurization in a
first hydrodesulfurization reactor then combining the effluent
therefrom with the intermediate fraction; and subjecting the
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