Ex Parte Emery et al - Page 1




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            2              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                   
            3                      for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                           
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            6            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                      
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            9              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND                                                       
           10                                   INTERFERENCES                                                           
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           13                  Ex parte NATHAN B. EMERY, FRANKLIN S. LOVE III,                                          
           14                 MATHIAS B. RICHARDSON, JOSEPH  E. RUMLER and                                              
           15                                  KAREN H. STAVRAKAS                                                       
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           18                                   Appeal No. 2007-0412                                                    
           19                                Application No. 10/195,6091                                                
           20                                  Technology Center 1700                                                   
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           23                                          Decided:                                                         
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           26    Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and LORIN and                                     
           27    MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                   
           28                                                                                                           
           29    LORIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                    
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           32                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       
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           35                               STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                       
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           37           The appeal is from a decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 2, 3, 8-10,                      
           38    15-17, 22-24 and 29 over the prior art.  35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002).  We have                              
           39    jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6 (b) (2002).                                                           
                                                                                                                        
                 1 Appellants claim the benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 120 of application 09/344,596,                        
                 filed 25 June 1999, now U.S. Patent No. 6,546,605. The real party in interest is                       
                 Milliken & Company.                                                                                    





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