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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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                  ________________                                    
            Ex parte ROBERT J. McPHERSON, GLEN D. KAPPEL and NIGEL STREET             
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1999-0503                                  
                               Application 08/744,207                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and JERRY SMITH, 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, 4, 6, 9-13, 15, 16               
          and 20, which constitute all the claims remaining in the                    
          application.  An amendment after appeal was filed on March 20,              
          2001 and was entered by the examiner.                                       


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