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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                         publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                         Ex parte WILLIAM P. PRUETER, DANIEL                          
                          P. BIRMINGHAM and MATTHEW J. REED                           
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                                Appeal No. 1999-1199                                  
                               Application 08/695,947                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before COHEN, PATE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                 
          PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 21                
          through 28.  These are the only claims remaining in the                     
          application.                                                                



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