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                     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not                                  
                            written for publication and is not precedent of the Board                                    

                                                                                     Paper No. 14                        
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                  
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                    
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                         
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                                              Ex parte CLAIR L. HICKS                                                    
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                                                Appeal No. 1997-4381                                                     
                                                Application 08/440,734                                                   
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                                             HEARD: November 30, 2000                                                    
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              Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                
              MILLS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        

                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                        
                     This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. §134 from the examiner's final                         
              rejection of claims 1-17, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                         
                     We reverse.                                                                                         








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