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        1           The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was                  
        2         not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.            
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        5             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                     
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        8                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                       
        9                             AND INTERFERENCES                                             
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       12           Ex parte STEVEN R. FALTA, MOHINDER SINGH BHATTI,                                
       13          SHRIKANT MUKUND JOSHI, and GARY SCOTT VREELAND                                   
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       16                              Appeal No. 2006-1708                                         
       17                            Application No. 10/186,253                                     
       18                             Technology Center 3700                                        
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       21                              Decided: May 30, 2007                                        
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       24  Before MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD, JENNIFER D. BAHR, and ANTON W.                               
       24 FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                    
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       26 CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                    
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       30                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                            
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       32                                                                                           
       33                          STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                            
       34        Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a final rejection of           
       35  claims 1 and 2.  Claims 3 and 4 have been withdrawn (Final Rejection 2; Br. 2).          
       36  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).                                      




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