Ex Parte Blendermann 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                                    not binding precedent of the Board.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                                            
                                               ____________                                                  
                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
                                               ____________                                                  
                    Ex parte STEPHEN H. BLENDERMANN, ALAN RAY SUTTON,                                        
                  ROBERT RAICER, L. MICHAEL ANDERSON, CLAYTON E. RUFF,                                       
                                      and WILLIAM G. KEFAUVER                                                
                                               ____________                                                  
                                             Appeal 2007-1958                                                
                                          Application 11/130,940                                             
                                          Technology Center 2100                                             
                                               ____________                                                  
                                       Decided: September 11, 2007                                           
                                               ____________                                                  

                Before JAMES D. THOMAS, ROBERT E. NAPPI,                                                     
                and JOHN A. JEFFERY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                           
                THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                         


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                      This appeal involves claims 1 through 37.  We have jurisdiction under                  
                35 U.S.C. §§ 6(b) and 134(a).                                                                
                      As best representative of the disclosed and claimed invention,                         
                independent claim 1 is reproduced below:                                                     




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