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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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25                                 

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                        Ex parte ALAN G. KNAPP                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-0236                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/187,3641                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before MARTIN, TORCZON, and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                              
                 examiner's rejection of claim 1-5, 9-14, and 16 under 35                                                                               
                 U.S.C. § 103.  The remaining pending claims, i.e., claims 5-8                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed January 26, 1994.                                                                               





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