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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                        for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 VIKTORS BERSTIS                                           
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                                         Appeal No. 2006-2363                                             
                                      Application No. 10/015,880                                          
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                                                 ON BRIEF                                                 
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            Before JERRY SMITH, SAADAT, and HOMERE, Administrative Patent                                 
            Judges.                                                                                       
            SAADAT, 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 1-4, 6-10, 12-17 and 19-                             
            21.  Claims 5, 11 and 18 have been canceled.                                                  
                  We reverse.                                                                             
                                              BACKGROUND                                                  
                  Appellant=s invention is directed to image processing                                   
            including sensor design and moiré reduction.  Among the                                       
            interference artifacts resulting from uniform grid-like features                              
            of the image is the moiré pattern which often resembles                                       





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