Ex Parte Palomo 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                                         is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOSEPH PALOMO and FERNANDO AMAYA                                                        
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                                                    Appeal 2007-1222                                                          
                                                 Application 10/464,914                                                       
                                                Technology Center 1700                                                        
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                                               Decided:  August 14, 2007                                                      
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                  Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, CHUNG K. PAK, and                                                                  
                  PETER F. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                               
                  KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        

                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                            
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-5, 7-14, 16-21,                               
                  43-49, 51-58, and 60-65.  Claims 6, 15, 50, and 59 have been withdrawn                                      
                  from consideration.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                               
                         1. A method of making a fluid impervious seam in a multilaminate                                     
                  fluid impervious medical fabric comprising at least two layers having                                       
                  different melting points, at least one of the layers is comprised of a fluid                                
                  impervious material, the method comprising:                                                                 
                                                                                                                             



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