Ex Parte Wells 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                                       is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                
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                            BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                 
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                     
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                     Ex parte ROBERT LEE WELLS and  KENDRICK JON HUGHES                                        
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                                              Appeal 2007-0284                                                 
                                           Application 10/454,564                                              
                                          Technology Center 1700                                               
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                                          DECIDED: May 30, 2007                                                
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                Before DEMETRA J. MILLS, ERIC GRIMES, and NANCY J. LINCK,                                      
                Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                  
                LINCK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                            
                                          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                      Appellants appeal the Examiner’s 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) rejection of                         
                claims 12 and 14-20, all pending claims in the above-identified application,                   
                based on U.S. 6,194,363 B1 (“Murray”).  We have jurisdiction to decide this                    
                appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                                 
                      We affirm.                                                                               









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