Ex Parte Brown et al - Page 1





        1        The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                     
        2                for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.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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        10                                                                                                      
        11         Ex parte BRIAN J. BROWN, STEVEN L. WEBB, JERLYN R. CULP,                                     
        12                   MIKE A. FARRELL, and KIMBERLY A. BITNER                                            
        13                                      ___________                                                     
        14                                                                                                      
        15                                    Appeal 2007-0728                                                  
        16                                 Application 09/954,796                                               
        17                                Technology Center 2100                                                
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        19                                                                                                      
        20                                 Decided: April 23, 2007                                              
        21                                      ___________                                                     
        22                                                                                                      
        23   Before STUART S. LEVY, LINDA E. HORNER, and ANTON W. FETTING,                                      
        24   Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                      
        25   FETTING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                              

        26                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                    
        27                                                                                                      
        28                                                                                                      
        29                                STATEMENT OF CASE                                                     
        30       This appeal from the Examiner’s rejection of claims 1-44, the only claims                      
        31   pending in this application, arises under 35 U.S.C. § 134.  We have jurisdiction                   
        32   over the appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6.                                                         

        33      We AFFIRM and ENTER A NEW GROUND OF REJECTION UNDER                                             
        34   37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b).                                                                              








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