The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DIETRICH CHARISIUS and PETER COAD ____________ Appeal 2006-2496 Application 09/944,696 Technology Center 2100 ____________ Decided: September 18, 2007 ____________ Before JAMES D. THOMAS, ALLEN R. MACDONALD, and JAY P. LUCAS, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal involves claims 3-17, 28-31 and 38-44. We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. §§ 6(b) and 134(a). Representative independent claim 3 is reproduced below as best representative of the disclosed and claimed invention:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
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