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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 23              

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte DUANE E. SHULTZ                                
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1999-0365                                  
                               Application 08/601,724                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                                HEARD: May 22, 2001                                   
                                     ___________                                      
          Before JERRY SMITH, RUGGIERO and DIXON, 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 1-20, 29, 31, 38-47,                
          49, 59, 61, 63-68 and 72-77.  Claims 23-28, 32-37, 48, 52-58                
          and 62 have been cancelled.  Claims 21, 22, 30, 50, 51, 60 and              
          69-71 have been indicated to contain allowable subject matter.              
                                                                                     
          The disclosed invention pertains to a transmission                          
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