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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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32                                               

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                                                 Ex parte LAWRENCE O. BODDY                                                                   
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-3022                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/278,0121                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before MEISTER, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                              
                McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                         


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1 and 4                                                            
                through 10.   Claims 12 and 13, the only other claims pending in2                                                                                                          
                the application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to                                                               
                37 CFR § 1.142(b).                                                                                                            

                         1Application for patent filed July 20, 1994.                                                                         
                         2Claims 1, 4 and 10 have been amended subsequent to final                                                            
                rejection (see Paper No. 23).                                                                                                 
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