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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte MICHAEL B. BALL                                
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                                Appeal No. 1998-3038                                  
                             Application No. 08/602,503                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 19, 21            
          through 23 and 25 through 34.                                               
               The disclosed invention relates to a method of fabricating a           














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