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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                                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 KURTIS PAUL LONGNECKER,                                              
                                 WALTER F. SCHMIDT, and JAMES ROSS STARK                                           
                                                   ___________                                                     
                                               Appeal No. 2006-3076                                                
                                            Application No. 10/004,948                                             
                                              Technology Center 2100                                               
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                                                    ON BRIEF                                                       
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                    Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                           
                    DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                            



                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
                    This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner's final                   
                rejection of claims 1, 2, 5-9, 12-16, 19-23, and 26-36, which are all of the claims pending        
                in this application.  Claims 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, 24, and 25 have been canceled.                  

                We AFFIRM.                                                                                         










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