Ex Parte Van Cleve 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                  The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding                  
                                          precedent of the Board.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 ROBERT E. VAN CLEVE, STEVEN R. DUPREE,                                       
                              CURTIS R. JONES, and DARREN J. CEPULIS                                         
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                                             Appeal 2007-1604                                                
                                          Application 09/966,064                                             
                                          Technology Center 2100                                             
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                                          Decided: July 27, 2007                                             
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                Before JAMES D. THOMAS, LEE E. BARRETT, and JOHN A. JEFFERY,                                 
                Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                
                JEFFERY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                        


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                      Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Examiner’s                            
                rejection of claims 10, 16, and 17.  Claims 2-9, 13-15, and 18-22 have been                  
                indicated as containing allowable subject matter, and claim 1 has been                       
                cancelled (Answer 2).  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 6(b).  We                      
                affirm.                                                                                      




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