Ex Parte Balan 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                                       is not binding precedent of the Board                                           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                                                    
                                                 _______________                                                       
                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                         
                                                 _______________                                                       
                                         Ex parte CHELLAPPA BALAN                                                      
                                         and DANIEL PRESTON SMITH                                                      
                                                 ______________                                                        
                                                 Appeal 2007-0909                                                      
                                              Application 10/881,407                                                   
                                             Technology Center 1700                                                    
                                                 _______________                                                       
                                              Decided: July 25, 2007                                                   
                                                 _______________                                                       
                 Before CHUNG K. PAK, CHARLES F. WARREN, and                                                           
                 THOMAS A. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                        
                 WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                  

                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        
                        Applicants appeal to the Board from the decision of the Primary                                
                 Examiner finally rejecting claims 10 through 15 in the Final Office Action                            
                 mailed September 23, 2005.  35 U.S.C. §§ 6 and 134(a)(2002); 37 C.F.R.                                
                 § 41.31(a)(2005).                                                                                     
                        We reverse the decision of the Primary Examiner.                                               



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