The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT E. PAGE, JR. ________________ Appeal 2006-2601 Application 10/364,286 Technology Center 1700 ________________ Decided: August 31, 2006 ________________ Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-41. Claims 1 and 5 are illustrative: 1. A synthetic gem comprising elements recovered from human remains. 5. A method of making a synthetic gem comprising elements recovered from human remains comprising the steps of: a) cremating human remains to produce carbon; b) filtering the carbon; c) purifying the carbon;Page: 1 2 3 4 5 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007