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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 37                
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte JOHN I. YKEMA                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                 Appeal No. 1998-3076                                 
                               Application 08/303,046                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                                 HEARD: May 23, 2001                                  
                                     ___________                                      
          Before HAIRSTON, GROSS, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent              
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 2                 
          through 45 and 53 through 60.                                               
               The disclosed invention relates to an electrical power                 
          system employing a plurality of nodes.                                      
               Claims 16 and 31 are illustrative of the claimed                       
          invention, and they read as follows:                                        
          16. An electrical power system comprising:                                  
          a. a plurality of branches for carrying power including;                    


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