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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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                   _______________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte DANIEL C. ROBBINS                               
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                                  Appeal No. 95-0794                                   
                               Application  08/220,4061                                
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and KRASS, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                
          claims 1, 7, 8, 10, 17 and 20 through 24.  Claims 2 through 6, 9,            
          11 through 16, 18 and 19 have been canceled.                                 
               The invention pertains to a portable computer that is                   
          convertible between multiple operative positions.  For example,              
          as shown in Figure 1, both the screen and keyboard                           
          are viewable by a user but with the proper orientation and                   


                                                                                      
          1   Application for patent filed March 30, 1994.  According to               
          appellant this application is a continuation of Application No.              
          07/994,856, filed December 22, 1992, now abandoned.                          





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