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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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte DARRELL G. EPPERSON                              
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                                Appeal No. 2001-0817                                  
                             Application No. 09/048,876                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                   
          1, 4 through 8, 10, 13 through 15, 18 and 19.                               
               The disclosed invention relates to a radio frequency (RF)              
          transceiver that comprises a circulator with first, second and              
          third circulator ports.  An antenna is coupled to the second                
          circulator port, a duplexer is coupled to the third circulator              
          port that generates a receive signal, and first and second                  
          amplifiers and a bandpass filter are coupled to the first                   
          circulator port.  The first amplifier is coupled to a transmit              




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