Ex Parte Tsengas - 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                  today was not written for publication and is not                  
                          binding precedent of the Board.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 STEVEN TSENGAS                               
                                                                                   
                                Appeal No. 2006-2087                                
                             Application No. 10/960,252                             
                                                                                   
                                      ON BRIEF                                      
                                                                                   
         Before KIMLIN, JEFFREY T. SMITH and GAUDETTE, Administrative               
         Patent Judges.                                                             
         KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-3.             
         Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                   
              1.    A rawhide-based product comprising:                             
              rawhide that is ground into a powder and consists of                  
              40.5% by weight based upon the weight;                                
              water of 20.5% by weight;                                             
              modified corn starch of 10% by weight;                                


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