Ex Parte Krebs 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                                    is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                               
                                                ____________                                                    
                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                          AND INTERFERENCES                                                     
                                                ____________                                                    
                           Ex parte ROBERT R. KREBS, MICHAEL E. INGRIM,                                         
                                ERNEST L. PHELPS, VIRGIL B. CANADY,                                             
                                       and BILLY JOE BILLECK JR.                                                
                                                ____________                                                    
                                              Appeal 2006-3060                                                  
                                           Application 09/683,735                                               
                                           Technology Center 1700                                               
                                                ____________                                                    
                                           Decided:  May 31, 2007                                               
                                                ____________                                                    
                Before PETER F. KRATZ, CATHERINE Q. TIMM, and                                                   
                JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                 
                KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             

                               ORDER REMANDING TO THE EXAMINER                                                  
                       We remand the application to the Examiner for consideration and                          
                explanation of issues raised by the record.  37 C.F.R. §§ 41.35(b) and                          
                41.50(a)(1) (2006).  In particular, we remand this application to the                           
                Examiner for obtaining clarification of the record as to the appeal status of                   
                all of the pending claims.                                                                      





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