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                                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                        
                          The opinion in support of the decision being entered                                                                          
                          today (1) was not written for publication in a law                                                                            
                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                        
                                                                                                               Paper No. 21                             

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                             Ex parte ROBERT M. COVINGTON, JR. and ERNIE H. UNGER                                                                       
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                                                           Appeal No. 95-2823                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/078,3831                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before WINTERS, METZ and GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision                                                                            
                 rejecting claims 1 through 7 and 10, which are all of the                                                                              
                 claims remaining in the application.  The examiner added a new                                                                         
                 ground of rejection of claim 10 under 35 U.S.C. § 112, fourth                                                                          
                 paragraph (Answer,                                                                                                                     


                          1Application for patent filed June 17, 1993.                                                                                  
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