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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 20              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                   _______________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                   _______________                                    
                             Ex parte MARTIN KUSTERMANN                               
                                   _______________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2001-0394                                  
                             Application No. 09/012,508                               
                                   _______________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, PAK, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent            
          Judges.                                                                     
          POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                  
          examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1-3, 9, 11, 12 and 17,                   
          which are all of the claims pending in the application.                     





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