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                         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                                   is not binding precedent of the Board                                    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 CAITLYN CURTIN                                              
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                                          Appeal No. 2007-3253                                              
                                          Application 10/733,414                                            
                                         Technology Center 3700                                             
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                                       Decided:  September 27, 2007                                         
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               Before CHARLES F. WARREN, THOMAS A. WALTZ, and                                               
               JEFFREY T. SMITH, 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 through 14 in the Office Action mailed                   
               June 20, 2005.  35 U.S.C. §§ 6 and 134(a) (2002); 37 C.F.R. § 41.31(a)                       
               (2005).                                                                                      
                      We reverse the decision of the Primary Examiner.                                      
                      Claim 1 illustrates Appellant’s invention of a dryer, and is                          
               representative of the claims on appeal:                                                      
                      1.  A dryer comprising:                                                               




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