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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                                           (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                              
                                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                              
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                                                   Ex parte KEVIN P. ARMANIE, ROBERTO J. RIOJA,                                                                                        
                                       DIANA K. DENZER, CHARLES E. BROOKS, WALTER D. COKER,                                                                                            
                                                       DANIEL K. GADBERY and ROBERT NEWELL                                                                                             
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                                                                           Appeal No. 1996-1223                                                                                        
                                                                         Application 08/218,6761                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before CAROFF, JOHN D. SMITH and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                            

                     WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                              
                                                                   Decision on Appeal and Opinion                                                                                      
                                This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow                                                            
                     claims 1, 2, 4 through 14, 16 and 17 as amended subsequent to the final rejection.2                                                                               
                                We have carefully considered the record before us, and based thereon, find that we cannot                                                              



                     1Application for patent filed March 28, 1994.                                                                                                                     
                     2See the amendment of April 27, 1995 (Paper No. 7) which was entered by the examiner in the                                                                       
                     advisory action of May 15, 1995 (Paper No. 8) but has not been clerically processed.                                                                              
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