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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                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MARTHA L. LYONS                                               
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                                             Appeal 2006-2855                                                 
                                           Application 09/774,727                                             
                                          Technology Center 2100                                              
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                                         Decided: March 14, 2007                                              
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                Before JOSEPH F. RUGGIERO, ALLEN R. MACDONALD, and JEAN R.                                    
                HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                         
                MACDONALD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                       


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                      Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner’s                             
                rejection of claims 1-20.1  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                      
                                                                                                             
                1 An Appeal Brief was initially filed on Mar. 26, 2004, but prosecution was                   
                reopened.  See Non-final Rejection filed June 28, 2004.  A second Appeal                      
                Brief was later filed on July 25, 2005 and a Reply Brief filed on Nov. 30,                    
                2005.  In this opinion, we refer to the July 2005 Brief and the Nov. 2005                     
                Reply Brief.                                                                                  



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