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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PATRICK BINOT
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Appeal No. 2007-0175
Application No. 10/467,134
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ON BRIEF
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Before SCHEINER, ADAMS and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.
ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the
examiner’s final rejection of claims 18-22. The remaining pending claims, claims
23-34, were withdrawn from consideration. Brief, page 2.
Claim 18 is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and is reproduced
below:
18. A method of degreasing water or wastewater in the course of treating
water or wastewater, comprising: subjecting the water or wastewater to
treatment by flocs ballasted by granular material and directing the water
or wastewater through coagulation, flocculation and sediment devices,
and degreasing the water or wastewater within the coagulation,
flocculation and sediment devices and eliminating at least 20% of hexane
extractable material from the water or wastewater without subjecting the
water or wastewater to flotation degreasing means.
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