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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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26         
                      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 G. HUGHES                                
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                                Appeal No. 1997-3415                                  
                             Application No. 08/037,849                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, KRASS and FLEMING, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                  
          claims 16-26, all of the claims pending in the present                      
          application.                                                                
          Claims 1-15 and 27 and 28 have been canceled.                               
               The invention relates to spin-on dielectrics for use in                
          manufacturing semiconductors.  On pages 1 and 2 of the                      








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