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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SHENG-PING ZHONG,
RONALD A. SAHATJIAN, and
ENXIN MA
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Appeal No. 2006-2826
Application No. 09/993,907
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ON BRIEF
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Before GREEN, LINCK, and LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
LEBOVITZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims to a medical device coated with a hydrogel polymer.
The Examiner has rejected the claims as anticipated or obvious over prior art. We have
jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. We affirm.
Background
The application relates to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of medical devices.
MRI produces images by detecting protons in the object which is being imaged.
Specification, ¶ 3. The object is placed in a powerful and uniform magnetic field. Id.
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