Ex Parte Armstrong 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          written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS M. ARMSTRONG, JOHN LYTLE and JOHN S. BASHKIN                
                                      __________                                        
                                 Appeal No. 2006-1787                                   
                              Application No. 09/746,361                                
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                                       ON BRIEF                                         
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          Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY and HOMERE, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                       
          HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                    
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the              
          final rejection of claims 1 through 21, all of which are pending              
          in this application.                                                          
          We affirm.                                                                    



                                       Invention                                        
          Appellants’ invention relates generally to a transparent                      




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