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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 R. SUTER HUDSON,
ROBERT E. WATERS and
LOWELL E. WEST
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Appeal 2006-2159
Application 09/862,234
Technology Center 1700
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Decided: September 28, 2006
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Before WALTZ, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and FRANKLIN, Administrative
Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the Primary Examiner’s refusal to
allow claims 1, 2, 4, 5, 10, 11, 13, 16 through 19, 25, 26, 29, 33 through 39,
41 through 44, 46 through 50, and 55 through 74, as amended subsequent to
the Final Rejection (Br. 6; see the Amendment dated Feb. 18, 2005, and the
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