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Friday, May 29, 2009

REVERSED

1600 Biotechnology and Organic Chemistry
Ex Parte McCray et al SCHEINER 103(a) FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P.
polynucleotide preparation for producing a "pseudotyped viral composition"

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Wiseman DELMENDO 103(a) ZIOLKOWSKI PATENT SOLUTIONS GROUP, SC
crystal growing apparatus
Haldeman 5,461,215 Oct. 24, 1995
Von Ammon2 6,117,230 Sep. 12, 2000

Ex Parte Kim KIMLIN 102(e) MCKENNA LONG & ALDRIDGE, LLP
method for controlling a washing machine
Kim et al (Kim) 6,842,929 B2 Jan. 18, 2005

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Brockman et al LORIN 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC
computer-assisted processes for supporting delivery of time-sensitive goods
Wojcik US 5,666,493 Sep. 9, 1997
Kambe US 5,797,113 Aug. 18, 1998
Gaspard US 6,411,897 B1 Jun. 25, 2002
TimothyUS 2003/0114206 A1 Jun. 19, 2003

Ex Parte Abel GRIMES 102(b)/103(a) DAVID R. MCKINNEY, P.C.
a sport fishing net with a length measuring scale incorporated into the net
Chat, FR 2,582,190, Nov. 28, 1986
Bryant et al., US 5,501,026, Mar. 26, 1996

Ex Parte Perlov et al HORNER 112(1)/103(a) DUGAN & DUGAN, PC
apparatus for storing and moving substrate cassettes
Fosnight US 5,980,183 Nov. 9, 1999
Bonora US 6,579,052 B1 Jun. 17, 2003
Iwasaki JP 64-67932 A Mar. 14, 1989

Ex Parte Cesaroni SONG 103(a) ARENT FOX LLP
claims a projectile (e.g., a bullet) and a method of forming the same
BĂ©langer 5,237,930 Aug. 24, 1993
Beal US 6,371,029 B1 Apr. 16, 2002

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs

Ex Parte BOSCH LEE 102(b)/103(a) Kenyon & Kenyon LLP
particulate filter located in the exhaust gas area of an internal combustion engine
Nishiguchi 3,828,552 Aug. 13, 1974
Abe 6,021,639 Feb. 8, 2000
van Nieuwstadt 6,988,361 B2 Jan. 24, 2006
Okugawa 2004/0226288 A1 Nov. 18, 2004

Ex Parte Mannheimer et al WALSH 112(1) NELLCOR PURITAN BENNETT LLC
oximeter sensor

Ex Parte Krenn et al PRATS 102(e)/103(a) MARK A. LITMAN & ASSOCIATES, P.A
device for shuffling cards
Fineman US 3,944,230 Mar. 16, 1976
Johnson US 6,676,127 B2 Jan. 13, 2001


REVERSED - 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Hosoya et al HANLON 103(a) RADAR FISHMAN & GRANER PLLC
cathode active material for use in a secondary battery
JP 11-162466 published June 18, 1999
JP 2001-85006 published March 30, 2001

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Kallas et al BARRETT 103(a) McGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC
method, apparatus, and signal-bearing medium "tangibly embodying" a program for modeling the timing of production and consumption of data
Schreiber US 6,507,947 B1 Jan. 14, 2003 (filed Aug. 20, 1999)
Okunev US 6,516,462 B1 Feb. 04, 2003 (filed Feb. 17, 2000)
Wong US 6,988,183 B1 Jan. 17, 2006 (filed Jun. 25, 1999)

BILSKI - REVERSED; 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Dom et al MARTIN 102(b) Gibb Intellectual Property Law Firm, LLC
use of databases to detect and qualify relationships between people
Robertson US 6,269,369 B1 Jul. 31, 2001

Ex Parte Babu et al SAADAT 103(a) CATERPILLAR INC
system and method for establishing a reliability characteristic associated with a part
Gullo US 2002/0078403 A1 Jun. 20, 2002
Hoffberg US 2002/0151992 A1 Oct. 17, 2002
Nicholson US 6,557,120 B1 Apr. 29, 2003 (filed Mar. 31, 2000)
Dragomir-Daescu US 2004/0123179 A1 Jun. 24, 2004 (filed Dec. 19, 2002)


AFFIRMED-IN-PART

1700 Chemical & Materials Engineering
Ex Parte Vyas et al COLAIANNI 112(1)/102(e)/103(a) GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
method for enhancing the corrosion resistance of a bipolar plate
Batawi US 6,228,522 B1 May 8, 2001
Chellappa US 2004/0197593 A1 Oct. 7, 2004
Van Steenkiste US 2005/0025897 A1 Feb. 3, 2005
Kurz US 2005/0017055 A1 Jan. 27, 2005

Ex Parte van Driesten COLAIANNI 103(a) RENNER, OTTO, BOISSELLE & SKLAR, LLP method for making a plurality of products, which may be containers
Miller US 3,272,422 Sep. 13, 1966
Schrenk US 3,764,430 Oct. 9, 1973
Ito US 3,890,448 Jun. 17, 1975
Corbic US 4,287,702 Sep. 8, 1981
Copland US 4,684,025 Aug. 4, 1987
Aiken US 4,786,534 Nov. 22, 1988
Hustad US 4,945,710 Aug. 7, 1990
Wyslotsky US 6,135,304 Oct. 24, 2000
Lamothe US 6,736,350 B2 May 18, 2004
Razavi US 7,037,580 B2 May 2, 2006

Ex Parte Chamandy 103(a) AVERY DENNISON CORPORATION
webs of record members
St. Aubin (US 4,309,468, issued Jan. 5, 1982)
Korondi, Jr. (US 5,702,127, issued Dec. 30, 1997)

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Sharma HUGHES 102(e)/112(2) Hewlett-Packard Company
system and method for controlling the flow of ordered pipelined instructions
Uehara US 2002/0040414 A1 Apr. 4, 2002 (Filed Jul. 3, 2001)

2400 Networking, Mulitplexing, Cable, and Security
Ex Parte Pedlow FISCHETTI 102(b) FITCH EVEN TABIN AND FLANNERY
apparatus for television systems
Payton US 5,790,935 Aug. 4, 1998

2800 Semiconductors, Electrical and Optical Systems and Components
Ex Parte Drubel et al HAHN 102(b) CERMAK KENEALY VAIDYA & NAKAJIMA LLP
electrical machine contained in a housing
Baader US 6,069,426 May 30, 2000

3600 Transportation, Construction, Electronic Commerce, Agriculture, National Security, and License & Review
Ex Parte Lutzke HORNER 112(1)/112(2)/103(a) THEODORE W. OLDS
retention clip to secure a tube within a housing
Wiethorn US 5,395,140 Mar. 7, 1995

Ex Parte Henley MOHANTY, FISCHETTI, dissenting-in-part 103(a) NIXON & VANDERHYE, PC
online auctioning process for negotiating a price for the performance of personal professional services
DiRienzo US 6,006,191 Dec. 21, 1999
Newman US 6,035,276 Mar. 7, 2000
Kenna US 6,108,641 Aug. 22, 2000
Feinberg US 6,366,891 B1 Apr. 2, 2002
Rackson US 6,415,270 B1 Jul. 2, 2002
Ilsen US 6,757,898 B1 Jun. 29, 2004

Ex Parte Shaw BARRETT 103(a) LAW OFFICE OF MICHAEL R. NICHOLS
apparatus and method for framing a work
Anthony US 4,391,053 July 5, 1983
Ristuccia US 4,849,056 July 18, 1989
Plumly US 5,524,373 June 11, 1996


Ex Parte Roop et al BAHR 102(b)/103(a) BAKER BOTTS L.L.P.
freight transportationsystem

Säufferer (US 3,934,183, issued Jan. 20, 1976)
Forbes (US 6,584,912 B2, issued Jul. 1, 2003)
Ortwein (US 6,293,473 B1, issued Sep. 25, 2001)

3700 Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing, and Products & Designs
Ex Parte Goodson LEBOVITZ 103(a) MEDTRONIC VASCULAR, INC.
bifurcated endoluminal prosthetic assembly
Goicoechea et al. (U.S. Pat. No. 6,051,020, Apr. 18, 2000)
Borghi (U.S. Pat. No. 6,033,434, Mar. 7, 2000)
Frid (U.S. Pat. No. 6,149,682, Nov. 21, 2000)


BILSKI - AFFIRMED-IN-PART; 37 C.F.R. § 41.50(b)

2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Ex Parte Altman et al STEPHENS 101/102(e)/103(a) MCGINN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW GROUP, PLLC
method for emulating the instruction set of one processor using the instruction set of another processor
Richter US 5,440,710 Aug. 8, 1995
Onodera US 5,574,878 Nov. 12, 1996
Bodin US 5,675,762 Oct. 07, 1997
Bugnion US 6,075,938 Jun. 13, 2000
Noel US 6,381,682 B2 Apr. 30, 2002
Egolf US 6,480,845 B1 Nov. 12, 2002 (filed Jun. 14, 2000)

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