Ex Parte Vandewinckel 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                                    is not binding precedent of the Board                                      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 JUDITH M. VANDEWINCKEL, VINCENZO G. MARCELLO,                                        
                               GRAYZNA E. KMIECIK-LAWRYNOWICZ,                                                 
                                 TIE HWEE NG, and CHIEH-MIN CHENG                                              
                                              ______________                                                   
                                             Appeal 2007-4185                                                  
                                           Application 10/743,097                                              
                                          Technology Center 1700                                               
                                             _______________                                                   
                                        Decided: September 26, 2007                                            
                                             _______________                                                   
                Before BRADLEY R. GARRIS, CHARLES F. WARREN, and                                               
                THOMAS A. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                 
                WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                           

                                          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
                      Applicants appeal to the Board from the decision of the Primary                          
                Examiner finally rejecting claims 1 through 19 in the Office Action mailed                     
                March 31, 2006.  35 U.S.C. §§ 6 and 134(a) (2002); 37 C.F.R. § 41.31(a)                        
                (2006).                                                                                        
                      We AFFIRM the decision of the Primary Examiner.                                          





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