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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                           for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                  
                                                _______________                                                     
                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
                                                _______________                                                     
                                Ex parte THERESA CHIH-LEI MIAO SPEAR                                                
                                   and GEORGE DARYL BLANKENSHIP                                                     
                                                ______________                                                      
                                                Appeal 2006-2619                                                    
                                             Application 10/935,566                                                 
                                            Technology Center 1725                                                  
                                                _______________                                                     
                                            Decided:  August 31, 2006                                               
                                                _______________                                                     
                 Before WARREN, WALTZ, and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                            
                 WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               

                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                       This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the                             
                 examiner finally rejecting claims 1 through 3, 8 through 10 and 17 through                         
                 21, and refusing to allow claims 4 through 7 and 11 through 16 as amended                          
                 subsequent to the final rejection.  Claims 1 through 21 are all of the claims                      
                 in the application.                                                                                






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