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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 21              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                             Ex parte CHARLES T. ARKENS                               
                                 and ROBERT D. GLEIM                                  
                                    _____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 1998-3158                                 
                             Application No. 08/467,634                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before OWENS, WALTZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of               
          claims 10-28, which are all of the claims remaining in the                  
          application.                                                                
                                    THE INVENTION                                     


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