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                             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                                 today is not binding precedent of the Board.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 D.P. HEI, STEPHAN M. HUBIG,                                          
                                         and MATTHEW J. FINLEY                                                   
                                                ____________                                                     
                                              Appeal 2006-3208                                                   
                                            Application 10/097,232                                               
                                           Technology Center 1600                                                
                                                ____________                                                     
                                         Decided: September 11, 2007                                             
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                Before DONALD E. ADAMS, LORA M. GREEN, and NANCY J. LINCK,                                       
                Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                    
                LINCK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                              

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
                       This is a 35 U.S.C. § 134 appeal in the above-referenced case.1                           
                We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).  We reverse and enter a new                         
                ground of rejection pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b).                                            

                                                                                                                
                1 The application was filed March 12, 2002.  The real party in interest is                       
                Ecolab Inc.                                                                                      



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