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                                       The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                       
                                                   was not written for publication in                                                   
                                               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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  MICHAEL J. MAY                                                             
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                                                      Appeal No. 2006-1776                                                              
                                                   Application No. 10/075,976                                                           
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                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                   
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                Before CRAWFORD, LEVY, and FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
                FETTING, 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, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 23 and 24.  Claim 4 has been cancelled and claims 9 through                                 
                22 and 25 have been withdrawn from consideration after a restriction requirement,                                       
                although they have not been cancelled.                                                                                  

                We REVERSE and MAKE A NEW GROUND OF REJECTION UNDER 37 CFR §                                                            
                41.50(b)                                                                                                                



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