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                The opinion in support of the decision being entered today         
                 (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and          
                       (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                  
                                                          Paper No. 17             

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
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                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte SHIMON MULLER                               
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                               Appeal No. 1998-2709                                
                            Application No. 08/451,796                             
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                                     ON BRIEF                                      
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         Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH and LALL, Administrative Patent                
         Judges                                                                    
         JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                 


                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134               
         from the examiner’s rejection of claims 5-14 and 19-27.                   
         Claims 1-4 and 15-18 have been indicated by the examiner to               
         contain allowable subject matter.                                         
         The disclosed invention pertains to a random number                       
         generator for use in a condition reduction protocol on a                  

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