Ex Parte Carroll - 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                                    is not binding precedent of the Board                                      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 WILLARD D. CARROLL, JR.                                             
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                                             Appeal 2007-2121                                                  
                                           Application 10/705,083                                              
                                          Technology Center 1700                                               
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                                          Decided: August 23, 2007                                             
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                Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, CHARLES F. WARREN, and                                                
                CATHERINE Q. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                               
                WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                           

                                          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                      Applicant appeals to the Board from the decision of the Primary                          
                Examiner finally rejecting claims 1, 3 through 6, 9, and 14 through 17 in the                  
                Office Action mailed December 21, 2005.  35 U.S.C. §§ 6 and 134(a)                             
                (2002); 37 C.F.R. § 41.31(a) (2005).                                                           
                      We affirm the decision of the Primary Examiner.                                          
                      Claims 1 and 9 illustrate Appellant’s invention of an integrated driver                  
                system, and is representative of the claims on appeal:                                         

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