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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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 19                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                            Ex parte DAVID JOHN RUSSELL,                              
                                GERALD WALTER JONES,                                  
                                 HEIKE MARCELLO and                                   
                                VOYA RISTA MARKOVICH                                  
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2001-2255                                  
                               Application 09/027,856                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before JERRY SMITH, BLANKENSHIP, and SAADAT Administrative Patent           
          Judges.                                                                     
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from            
          the examiner’s rejection of claims 12-20.  Claims 1-11 stand                
          withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as being directed to           
          a non-elected invention.  An amendment after final rejection was            
          filed on May 30, 2000 and was entered by the examiner.                      
                                                                                     

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