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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 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 THOMAS J. KOCIS                                
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                                Appeal No. 1998-3364                                  
                             Application No. 08/347,990                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 2 through 23, all the claims pending in the present                  
          application.  Claim 1 has been canceled.                                    
               The invention relates to devices with a noncontact sensor              

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