Ex Parte Kiser et al - Page 1



                 The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                    
                          for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                    
                                               ____________                                                    
                                        Ex parte MELVIN D. KISER,                                              
                             PATRICIA K. DOOLIN, and DAVID C. BOYER                                            
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                                              Appeal 2007-1943                                                 
                                           Application 10/443,649                                              
                                          Technology Center 1700                                               
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                                        Decided: 27 September 2007                                             
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                Before FRED E. McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                               
                TEDDY S. GRON and ADRIENE LEPIANE HANLON, Administrative                                       
                Patent Judges.                                                                                 
                GRON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                             


                                                 Introduction                                                  
                      This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from an Examiner’s final                         
                rejections of Claims 1-17 and 25-33 of Application 10/443,649, filed                           
                May 22, 2003, all claims pending in the application.  Claims 1, 2, 4, 6-12,                    
                14, 16, 17, and 25-33 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 102(b) for                              




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