Ex Parte Schweitzer 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                                      is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MANDY B. SCHWEITZER,                                                                        
                                          STEVEN G. HALTERBAUM,                                                                            
                                             RAYMOND C. SWANN,                                                                             
                                          RALPH MICHAEL FAY, and                                                                           
                                        CHRISTOPHER JAMES GRIFFIN                                                                          
                                              ____________________                                                                         
                                                 Appeal 2007-3794                                                                          
                                              Application 10/850,5171                                                                      
                                              Technology Center 1700                                                                       
                                              ____________________                                                                         
                                             Decided: August 23, 2007                                                                      
                                              ____________________                                                                         
                 Before CAROL A. SPIEGEL, MICHAEL P. TIERNEY, and MARK                                                                     
                 NAGUMO, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                     
                 SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                     
                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                            
                 I.     Introduction                                                                                                       
                        This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                        
                 Examiner's final rejections of claims 1-10 as obvious under 35 U.S.C.                                                     
                                                                                                                                           
                 1 Application 10/850,517 was filed 20 May 2004.  The real party-in-interest                                               
                 is said to be Johns Manville (Substitute Brief ("Sub. Br."), filed 21                                                     
                 September 2006, p. 2).                                                                                                    










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