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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                                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                     Ex parte MICHAEL J. FAULKS, PAUL J. SERBIAK                                                                        
                                                          and JODY D. SUPRISE                                                                           
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                          Appeal No. 1999-0369                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/575,926                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                      HEARD:  January 11, 2001                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    




                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           




                          This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final                                                                     
                 rejection of claims 1-12, 14-16, 19, 21-24, 26-42 and 44-51.                                                1                          
                 Upon further consideration, the examiner now views dependent                                                                           


                          1See the second final rejection, mailed December 9, 1997                                                                      
                 (Paper No. 14).                                                                                                                        





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