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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                     publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                        
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                           
                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                 
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                       Ex parte ROBERT R. R. RODITE                                           
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                             Appeal No. 1997-1382                                             
                                          Application No. 08/478,1721                                         
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                                  ON BRIEF2                                                   
                                                 ____________                                                 
            Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                 
            DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               

                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                

                   This is a decision on appeal from the Examiner 's final rejection of claims 1-9, which     
            are all of the claims pending in this application.                                                
                   We REVERSE.                                                                                




                   Application for patent filed June 7, 1995.  According to appellant, this application is divisional1                                                                                         
            application of serial number 08/076,504, filed June 14, 1993,  which is a continuation-in-part of serial
            number 07/732,014, filed July 18, 1991.                                                           
                   The oral hearing was waived in a letter filed October 11, 1999.2                                                                                         





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