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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                              journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                                                                      
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                                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                      
                                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                      
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                                                   Ex parte STANLEY W. STEPHENSON III                                                                                      
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                                                                   Appeal No. 97-3400                                                                                      
                                                              Application 08/584,9081                                                                                      
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                                                                             ON BRIEF                                                                                      
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                    Before COHEN, ABRAMS and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                          
                    STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                    


                                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                      
                              This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of                                                                                  
                    claims 1, 3 and 5-7.  Claim 2 has been canceled.  Claim 4, the                                                                                         
                    only other claim pending in the application, has been finally                                                                                          
                    rejected but not appealed.   Accordingly, the final rejection of2                                                                                                  


                              1Application for patent filed January 11, 1996.                                                                                              
                              2See Notice of Appeal (Paper No. 10).                                                                                                        
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