Ex Parte Wing et al - Page 1



           1               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                            
           2                    today is not binding precedent of the Board                                
           3                                                                                               
           4           UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                           
           5                            ____________________                                               
           6                                                                                               
           7                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                            
           8                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                  
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          10                                                                                               
          11        Ex parte FORREST F. WING, JOHN J. PINK, ERIC S. SVENBY,                                
          12      MICHAEL J. EVELAND, TODD E. KNIFFEN, RAVI K. SAWHNEY,                                    
          13            TIMOTHY MARK NUGENT, and JOHN FRANK ZINNI                                          
          14                            ____________________                                               
          15                                                                                               
          16                                Appeal 2006-3342                                               
          17                             Application 10/195,217                                            
          18                            Technology Center 3600                                             
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          20                                                                                               
          21                          Decided: September 26, 2007                                          
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          23                                                                                               
          24   Before: TERRY J. OWENS, MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD, and LINDA E.                                   
          25   HORNER, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       
          26                                                                                               
          27   CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                      
          28                                                                                               
          29                                                                                               
          30                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                 
          31                                                                                               
          32                            STATEMENT OF CASE                                                  
          33          Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a rejection of                   
          34   claims 1-8, 10-17, and 19-23.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b)                  
          35   (2002).                                                                                     
          36          Appellants invented   a shelf (Specification 1).                                     
          37          Claim 1 under appeal reads as follows:                                               




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