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          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 
          the Board.                                                                  
                                                            Paper No. 9               

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                      Ex parte LARRY E. WARD, DEANNA L. WARD,                         
                               and KOFI OFOSU-ASANTE                                  
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2000-0520                                  
                             Application No. 08/956,160                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               Larry E. Ward et al. appeal from the final rejection of                
          claims 9 and 10, the only claims pending in the application.                
          We reverse.                                                                 

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