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                                 THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                     
               The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in                  
               a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PAUL G. CAREY, PATRICK M. SMITH                                                    
                                      THOMAS W. SIGMON and RANDY C. ACEVES                                                        
                                                   _____________________                                                          
                                                    Appeal No.  2001-2042                                                         
                                                  Application No. 09/025,0061                                                     
                                                   _____________________                                                          
                                                           ON BRIEF                                                               
                                                   ____________________                                                           
               Before PAK, WALTZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                      
               PAK, 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 17, 18 and 23-33 which are all the claims pending in this application.  Claim 33 has                  
               been amended after the final office action dated August 1, 2000, Paper No. 14.                                     






               1  Application for patent filed February 17, 1998.                                                                 

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