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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          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34                
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte FRANK T. HARTLEY                                
                                  and JAMES H. WISE                                   
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1997-4050                                  
                               Application 08/535,3171                                
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before URYNOWICZ, BARRETT and KRASS, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

          Decision on Appeal                                                          
          This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1-28,                     
          50-57 and 59.                                                               
          The invention pertains to a transducer.  Claims 1 and 9                     
          are illustrative and read as follows:                                       


               Application for patent filed September 27, 1995.  According to appellants, the1                                                                     
          application is continuation of Application 08/106,448, filed August 16, 1993, now
          abandoned.                                                                  
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