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                   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                    written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WILLIAM T. BALL                                        
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                                       Appeal No. 2006-2338                                         
                                     Application No. 10/326,449                                     
                                      Technology Center 3700                                        
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                                            ON BRIEF                                                
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           Before FRANKFORT, CRAWFORD and HORNER, Administrative Patent                             
           Judges.                                                                                  
           HORNER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                     


                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                            
                 This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from the examiner's          
           final rejection of claims 1 and 4-6, all of the claims pending in the application.       
           Claims 2 and 3 have been canceled.                                                       
                 We affirm.                                                                         







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