The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL De ROOIJ and ROBERT STEIGERWALD ____________ Appeal 2007-1052 Application 10/329,906 Technology Center 2800 ____________ Decided: June 29, 2007 ____________ 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).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Next
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