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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         written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27             

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    __________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                    __________                                      
                      Ex parte DAVID E. THOMAS and JIAN X. LI                       
                                    __________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2000-1435                                
                             Application No. 08/601,785                             
                                    ___________                                     
                                HEARD: JULY 16, 2003                                
                                    ___________                                     

         Before OWENS, PAWLIKOWSKI, and MOORE, Administrative Patent                
         Judges.                                                                    
         PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                  

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the           
         final rejection of claims 1 through 23.  Claims 24 through 32              
         have been deemed allowable.                                                
              Claims 1, 9, 15, and 21 are representative of the subject             
         matter on appeal, and are set forth below:                                 

              1.   A method of producing a foamed polymeric material,               
         comprising saturating a portion of unfoamed polymeric material             
         having a thickness dimension transverse to opposed surfaces with           
         a fluid; and                                                               










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