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              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                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STEPHEN M. BULL                                  
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                                     Appeal 2007-0472                                     
                                   Application 09/931,817                                 
                                  Technology Center 3700                                  
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                                  Decided: March 13, 2007                                 
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             Before HUBERT C. LORIN, ANITA PELLMAN GROSS, and ANTON W.                    
             FETTING, Administrative Patent Judges.                                       
             LORIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                      
                                STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                     
                  The appeal is from a decision of the Examiner rejecting claims 25-28    
             over the prior art1.  35 U.S.C. § 134 (2002).  We have jurisdiction under    
             35 U.S.C. § 6 (b) (2002).                                                    
                  We AFFIRM.                                                              
                                                                                         
             1 Claims 1-24 and 29-39 are subject to restriction and have been withdrawn   
             from consideration.                                                          



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