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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                      publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                 


                                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                                        

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                                                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                                       
                                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                                     

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                                                                         Ex parte BARRY D. SEARS                                                                                                  

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                                                                               Appeal No. 94-4461                                                                                                 
                                                                    Application 07/996,7971                                                                                                       

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                                                                               ON BRIEF                                                                                                           
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                      Before WINTERS, CAROFF, and WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                 

                      WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                              






                                  1Application for patent filed December 24, 1992.  According to appellant, this application is a                                                                 
                      continuation-in-part of Application 07/771,402, filed October 2, 1991, now abandoned; which is a                                                                            
                      continuation-in-part of Application 07/539,385, filed June 18, 1990, now Patent No. 5,059,622, issued                                                                       
                      October 22, 1991; which is a division of Application 07/400,288, filed August 29, 1989, now abandoned;                                                                      
                      which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/251,139, filed September 28, 1988, now abandoned.                                                                         

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