Ex Parte Seaman 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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MARK DAVID SEAMAN, GREGORY A. BRAKE,                     
                               and ROBERT D. THOMPSON                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2006-2848                                  
                             Application No. 09/999,7911                              
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before KRASS, BLANKENSHIP, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                    DECISION ON APPEAL AND REMAND TO THE EXAMINER                     
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from             
          the Examiner=s final rejection of claims 1-4 and 6-20.  Claim 5             
          has been canceled.                                                          
               We reverse and remand.                                                 
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants= invention is directed generally to image capture           
          devices, and specifically, to a system for generating and                   
                                                                                     
               1 Application for patent filed October 31, 2001.                       




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