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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                                for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board                                     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. 31                          

                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                     
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                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                            
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                                               Ex parte LARRY K. THOMAS                                                       
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                                                  Appeal No. 1997-2087                                                        
                                                Application No. 08/203,837                                                    
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                                                         ON BRIEF                                                             
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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 the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final                        
              rejection of claims 4, 6, 8 through 11, 15, 18, 19, 21 through 23, 25, 26, and 28, all the                      
              claims pending in the application.  Claims 2, 3, 5, 7, 13, 16, and 17 were cancelled in the                     
              amendment filed September 24, 1993 (Paper No. 4).  Claims 1, 12, 14, 20, 24, and 27                             
              were cancelled in the amendment filed February 7, 1994 (Paper No. 6), entered in                                
              accordance with appellant's instructions filed February 28, 1994 (Paper No. 10).                                

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