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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 42         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     ____________                                     
            Ex parte WILLIAM L. MELBYE, SUSAN K. NESTEGARD, LEIGH E. WOOD,            
                       MARVIN D. LINDSETH and DALE A. BYCHINSKI                       
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2000-2013                                 
                              Application No. 08/766,544                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                HEARD: November 6, 2002                               
                                     ____________                                     
          Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to         
          allow claims 17 through 21, 26 and 27 as amended subsequent to the          
          final rejection (see the amendment dated Mar. 21, 2000, Paper No.           
          32, entered as per the Answer, page 2, ¶(4)).1  Claims 17-21, 26            
          and 27 are the only claims pending in this application.  We have            
          jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.                                   

               1All reference to the Answer is to the Supplemental                    
          Examiner’s Answer dated May 22, 2002, Paper No. 39.                         




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