Ex Parte Ivkovich 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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                 
                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                     
                                                ____________                                                     
                                    Ex parte DANIEL P. IVKOVICH, JR.,                                            
                     ANDREW J. SKOOG,JANE A. MURPHY, THOMAS W. RENTZ,                                            
                         WILLAIM R. STOWELL and BRYAN T. BOJANOWSKI                                              
                                                ____________                                                     
                                              Appeal 2006-3437                                                   
                                            Application 10/702,801                                               
                                           Technology Center 1700                                                
                                                ____________                                                     
                                         Decided: November 16, 2006                                              
                                                ____________                                                     
                Before KIMLIN, WALTZ, and GAUDETTE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                
                KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
                       This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20.  Claim 1 is                    
                illustrative:                                                                                    
                       1.  A method for applying an optical coating to an article surface of a                   
                metallic article, comprising the steps of:                                                       
                       furnishing the metallic article having the article surface;                               







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