The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board.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).Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Next
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