Ex Parte Davis et al - Page 1



                          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                               
                                     is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JAMES HAROLD DAVIS, NEZAM MALAKOUTI,                                              
                                        and TERRILL ALAN YOUNG                                                     
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                                               Appeal 2006-0828                                                    
                                            Application 10/252,175                                                 
                                            Technology Center 1700                                                 
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                                         Decided:  September 21, 2007                                              
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                Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, BRADLEY R. GARRIS,                                                        
                and CHUNG K. PAK, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                    
                KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               

                                DECISION ON REQUEST FOR REHEARING                                                  
                       Appellants request rehearing of our Decision of March 9, 2006,                              
                wherein we affirmed the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 4-6, 8-12, 14-16,                        
                18-21, 23, 24, 26-31, and 33-39 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being                                  
                unpatentable over Allen in view of Kobylivker.                                                     
                       Appellants assert that we misapprehended and overlooked the                                 
                limitation of claim 1 which recites that “the second molten stream comprises                       
                                                                                                                  



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