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       1           The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
       2                was not written for publication and               
       3                is not binding precedent of the Board.            
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       7        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                 
       8                       _____________                              
       9                                                                  
       10           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                    
       11                   AND INTERFERENCES                             
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       13                                                                 
       14        Ex parte TRACY L. FRANCIS, MARK W. JONES and             
       15                  RICHARD F. ROBINSON                            
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       17                                                                 
       18                    Appeal No. 2007-0793                         
       19                  Application No. 09/875,487                     
       20                   Technology Center 3600                        
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       22                                                                 
       23                   Decided: March 22, 2007                       
       24                     _______________                             
       25                                                                 
       26 Before TERRY J. OWENS, ROBERT E. NAPPI, and LINDA E. HORNER,    
       27 Administrative Patent Judges.                                   
       28                                                                 
       29 NAPPI, Administrative Patent Judge.                             
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       31                                                                 
       32                   DECISION ON APPEAL                            
       33                                                                 
       34      This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the final
       35 rejection of claims 15 through 33.  For the reasons stated infra we will not
       36 sustain the Examiner’s rejection of these claims.               







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