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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                                       for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                      
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                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                        
                                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                                             
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                                      Ex parte  Steven C. Johnson and Shane R. Konsella                                         
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                                                    Appeal No. 2006-3134                                                        
                                                 Application No. 10/157,603                                                     
                                                   Technology Center 2100                                                       
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                                                          ON BRIEF                                                              
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                       Before KRASS, DIXON, and BLANKENSHIP, 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 1-37, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                            

                       We REVERSE-in-PART, AFFIRM-in-PART and enter a NEW GROUND OF                                             
                  REJECTION under 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b).                                                                         












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