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not binding precedent of the Board.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 CLINT H. O’CONNER, ALFRED H. HARTMANN,
and KEITH R. ABELL
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Appeal 2007-1878
Application 09/955,683
Technology Center 2100
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Decided: September 18, 2007
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Before JAMES D. THOMAS, LEE E. BARRETT,
and JOSEPH L. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.
THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal involves claims 1 through 25. We have jurisdiction under
35 U.S.C. §§ 6(b) and 134(a).
We reverse.
As best representative of the disclosed and claimed invention,
independent claim 1 is reproduced below:
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