Ex Parte Elter et al - 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                        written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN ELTER, RICHARD H. GAYLORD, III,                                              
                            QUNHUI GUO, CHOCKKALINGAM KARUPPAIAH,                                                      
                                        HAO TANG and YAOBANG WU                                                        
                                                ________________                                                       
                                                 Appeal 2006-2522                                                      
                                              Application 10/279,632                                                   
                                             Technology Center 1700                                                    
                                                ________________                                                       
                                            Decided:  October 11, 2006                                                 
                                                ________________                                                       
                 Before KIMLIN, PAK, and GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                       
                 KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                  


                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        
                        This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-17.  Claim 1 is                         
                 illustrative:                                                                                         
                 1. A fuel cell, comprising:                                                                           
                        a first flow plate;                                                                            
                        a second flow plate;                                                                           
                        an electrolyte layer between the first and second flow plates; and                             
                                                                                                                      




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