The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte GRIGORIY GRINBERG, DAVID ROBERT COLLINS, and RICHARD L. ALLOR ________________ Appeal No. 2006-2231 Application No. 10/306,120 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before KIMLIN, PAK, and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-11 and 21-29. Claims 12-20 have been withdrawn from consideration. Claim 1 is illustrative: 1. A method of making an article having fluid passages, the method comprising: (a) forming a first component having a backing surface; (b) placing a flexible conduit capable of transporting fluid adjacent the backing surface; and -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007