Ex Parte De Rooij 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                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                    
                                           precedent of the Board.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                                              
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
                                          AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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                      Ex parte MICHAEL De ROOIJ and ROBERT STEIGERWALD                                         
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                                              Appeal 2007-1052                                                 
                                           Application 10/329,906                                              
                                          Technology Center 2800                                               
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                                           Decided: June 29, 2007                                              
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                Before JAMES D. THOMAS, HOWARD B. BLANKENSHIP,                                                 
                and JEAN R. HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                              
                HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                           


                                          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                                       STATEMENT OF THE CASE                                                   
                      Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner’s Final                        
                Rejection of claims 1 through 31, 33, and 34.  Claim 32 has been canceled.                     
                We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b) to decide this appeal.                             
                      Appellants invented an integrated power converter system that injects                    
                an alternating current (AC) back into the mains voltage supply when excess                     
                energy is available.  (Specification 4).                                                       




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