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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                             

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                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                        

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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                         
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                              
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                                                  Ex parte HENRY F. GRAY                                                          
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                                                     Appeal No. 1996-1552                                                         
                                                    Application 08/241,9761                                                       
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                                                   HEARD: October 5, 1999                                                         
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               Before THOMAS, FLEMING and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                    

               FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                

                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             

                      Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 25 to 29.                 
               Claims 1 to 24 have been canceled.   Thus, only claims 25 to 29 remain on appeal, with method claim2                                                                              



                      1Application for patent filed May 12, 1994.  According to appellant, the application is a division of       
               Application 07/921,658 filed July 30, 1992, which is now U.S. Patent No. 5,359,256.                                
                      2Claims 1 to 24 were canceled as per appellant’s amendment of May 12, 1994.                                 
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