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                       The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                            
                        for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board.                          

                                                                                        Paper No. 13                         

                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                    
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                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                      
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                           
                                                       __________                                                            
                             Ex parte CHRISTOPHER J. DUTTON, STEPHEN P. GIBSON                                               
                                                  and  SHIH-JEN E. LEE                                                       
                                                       __________                                                            
                                                  Appeal No. 1999-0676                                                       
                                               Application No. 08/465,625                                                    
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                                                        ON BRIEF                                                             
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              Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judges.                                   
              WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                          

                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                          
                      This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final                           
              rejection of claims 1 through 5, 8, and 10 through 12, all of the claims remaining in this                     
              application                                                                                                    













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