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           1     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                   
           2              for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                           
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           4            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
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           6                                                                                                  
           7                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
           8                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
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          11                          Ex parte GAIL L. GERSTMAR                                               
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          14                                 Appeal 2007-0270                                                 
          15                               Application 10/434,712                                             
          16                              Technology Center 3700                                              
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          18                                                                                                  
          19                              Decided:  March 30, 2007                                            
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          21                                                                                                  
          22    Before:  TERRY J. OWENS, MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD, and                                             
          23    STUART S. LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                 
          24                                                                                                  
          25    LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                            
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          27                                                                                                  
          28                              DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
          29                                                                                                  
          30                              STATEMENT OF CASE                                                   
          31          Appellant appeals under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002) from a final rejection                   
          32    of claims 1-5 and 7.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) (2002).                     
          33          Appellant invented a modular cervical support and redefinition                          
          34    structure (Specification 1).                                                                  
          35          Claim 1 is representative of the invention and reads as follows:                        
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