Ex Parte Arvidson 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                           for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ARVID NEIL ARVIDSON, TERENCE LEE HORSTMAN,                                           
                           MICHAEL JOHN MOLNAR, CHRIS TIM SCHMIDT,                                                
                                      and ROGER DALE SPENCER, JR.                                                 
                                                 ____________                                                     
                                               Appeal 2006-2989                                                   
                                            Application 10/298,129                                                
                                            Technology Center 1700                                                
                                                 ____________                                                     
                                         Decided:  November 1, 2006                                               
                                                 ____________                                                     

                Before KIMLIN, PAK, and WARREN , Administrative Patent Judges.                                    
                KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                              

                                ORDER REMANDING TO THE EXAMINER                                                   
                       This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-45.  Claim 1 is                     
                illustrative:                                                                                     
                              1.  A method comprising:                                                            
                              a) comminuting polycrystalline silicon rods,                                        







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