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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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte DAVID A. FREITAS                               
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                                 Appeal No. 97-3451                                   
                               Application 08/325,8321                                
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and LEE, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          LEE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                           

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the            
          examiner's final rejection of claims 1-14 and 17-28.  Claims 15             
          and 16 have been canceled.  No claim has been allowed.                      
                        References relied on by the Examiner                          

          Garuts              Patent No. 4,719,447     January 12, 1988               
          Cheung et al.       Patent No. 5,442,498     August 15, 1995                

             Application for patent filed October 19, 1994.1                                                                      
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