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                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                     
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                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                      
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
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                           Ex parte NORRIS RICHARD LONG and BILL NABORS                                                 
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                                                 Appeal 2007-2050                                                       
                                              Application 10/422,542                                                    
                                              Technology Center 3700                                                    
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                                            Decided:  October 23, 2007                                                  
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              Before TERRY J. OWENS, JENNIFER D. BAHR, and LINDA E. HORNER,                                             
              Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                             
              HORNER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      


                                 ORDER REMANDING TO THE EXAMINER                                                        

                     Norris Richard Long et al. (Appellants) seek our review under 35 U.S.C.                            
              § 134 of the final rejection of claims 26-45.  We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C.                       
              § 6(b) (2002).  This appeal includes a record that is not ripe for review and                             
              pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(a)(1) (2006), we remand this application to the                             
              Examiner to take appropriate action consistent with our comments below.                                   
              37 C.F.R. §§ 41.35(b) and 41.50(a)(1) (2006).                                                             






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