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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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 CIARIN B. CLOSE, RICHARD A. GAHAN and BRYAN T. CAMPBELL                                            
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                                                     Appeal No. 1996-3095                                                         
                                                    Application 08/346,3111                                                       
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                               
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               Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                  

               FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                


                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             

                      Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 to 4,                 


                      1 Application for patent filed November 28, 1994.  According to appellants, this application is a           
               continuation of Application 07/818,611 filed January 10, 1992, now abandoned.                                      
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