Ex Parte Hetzner 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                                    not binding precedent of the Board.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                                            
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
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                                      Ex parte JAMES E. HETZNER                                              
                                     AND FREDERICK J. ROZARIO                                                
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                                             Appeal 2007-2837                                                
                                          Application 10/924,498                                             
                                         Technology Center 1700                                              
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                                          Decided: July 30, 2007                                             
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                Before CHUNG K. PAK, THOMAS A. WALTZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH,                                  
                Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                
                WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                          


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                                  
                      This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                         
                Primary Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 19, which are the                     
                only claims pending in this application.  We have jurisdiction pursuant to                   
                35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                                            
                      According to Appellants, the invention is directed to a powder metal                   
                mold casting process for three-dimensional parts comprising providing a                      




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