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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          publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                           Ex parte RICHARD L. LONG, JR.                              
                                        and                                           
                                  DONALD E. BARBER                                    
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                                Appeal No. 1998-2642                                  
                             Application No. 08/697,339                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before WARREN, WALTZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative                  
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                       
          examiner’s refusal to allow claims 12, 14, 15, 17 through 20,               
          22, 23, 30 and 31 as amended subsequent to the final rejection              
          (see the amendment dated Oct. 13, 1997, Paper No. 12, entered               
          as per the Advisory Action dated Oct. 16, 1997, Paper No. 13).              
          These are the only claims remaining in this application.                    






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