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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 15              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                   Ex parte STEPHEN F. MCJONES, JOSEPH U. TLEIMAT,                    
                                and J. WILLIAM JONES                                  
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2000-1280                                  
                             Application No. 09/110,785                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before CALVERT, McQUADE, and JENNIFER BAHR, Administrative                  
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 to              
          20, all the claims in the application.                                      
               The claims on appeal are drawn to a reinforced tube joint              
          (claims 1 to 9), and a method for fabricating such a joint                  

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