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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                                                           for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22                         


                                                 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                             
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                                                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                            
                                                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                           
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                                                                  Ex parte ROBERT E. TOUHSAENT                                                                                         
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                                                                             Appeal No. 1999-0203                                                                                      
                                                                         Application No. 08/399,384                                                                                    
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                                                                                     ON BRIEF                                                                                          
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                     Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                              
                     WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                               



                                                                          DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                           
                                This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                                                                                             
                     the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, and 16                                                                                                   
                     through 18, as amended subsequent to the final rejection.                                                                  1                                      



                                1The amendment dated Oct. 27, 1997, Paper No. 14, was entered as per the Advisory Action                                                               
                     dated Nov. 18, 1997, Paper                                                                                                                                        
                     No. 15.  The amendment filed concurrently with the Brief, dated Jan. 20, 1998, Paper No. 18, has                                                                  
                     been entered by the examiner although this entry is not confirmed in the record (see the Answer).                                                                 





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