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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                for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                               
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                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                              Ex parte JOHN W. PODUSKA, JR.                                                                   
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-2379                                                                    
                                                    Application 07/837,2401                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before THOMAS, BARRETT and LEE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                 
                LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                             

                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                          
                examiner's final rejection of claims 1-20.  No claim has been                                                                 
                allowed.  We affirm the rejection of claims 1-9 and 12-19 and                                                                 
                reverse the rejection of claims 10, 11 and 20.                                                                                

                                        References relied on by the Examiner                                                                  
                Mori et al. (Mori)                        5,294,984                        Mar. 15, 1994                                      
                                                                           (filed Jan. 13, 1992)                                              


                         1     Application for patent filed February 14, 1992.                                                                
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