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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              today was not written for publication and is not binding             
              precedent of the Board.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                      
                                 ________________                                  
                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                 ________________                                  
          Ex parte KEVIN S. DONNELLY, THOMAS H. LEE and TSYR-CHYANG HO             
                                 ________________                                  
                               Appeal No. 1998-2710                                
                              Application 08/582,045                               
                                 ________________                                  
                                     ON BRIEF                                      
                                 ________________                                  
         Before HAIRSTON, HECKER and LALL, Administrative Patent                   
         Judges.                                                                   
         LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from              
         the final rejection of claims 1, 3-6, 8-15, 18-19 and 25.                 
         Claims 2, 7, 16, 17, 20-24 and 26 have been canceled.1                    


              1  An amendment after the final rejection was filed as               
         Paper No. 24.  However, the Examiner did not approve the entry            
         of this amendment, Paper No. 25.                                          
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