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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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34                          


                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                   Ex parte PAUL H. MAUPIN                                                                    
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                                                        Appeal No. 95-0285                                                                    
                                                Application No. 07/648,5861                                                                   
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                                                     HEARD:  March 2, 1998                                                                    
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                Before WINTERS, SOFOCLEOUS and GRON, Administrative Patent                                                                    
                Judges.                                                                                                                       
                WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting                                                         
                claims 1 through 14, 16 and 18 through 23, which are all of the                                                               
                claims remaining in the application.  At the oral hearing on                                                                  
                March 2, 1998, counsel expressed appellant's intention to                                                                     
                withdraw claim 11 from the appeal, and this has been confirmed in                                                             

                         1Application for patent filed January 31, 1991.                                                                      
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