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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 17              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
           Ex parte RONALD X-ARROYO, WILLIAM E. BURKY and JODY BERN JOYNER            
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2001-2638                                  
                               Application 09/201,214                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     ___________                                      
          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and FLEMING, 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 final rejection of claims 1-9 and 21-30,                
          which constituted all the claims in the application.  First and             
          second amendments after final rejection were filed on January 15,           
          2001 and February 7, 2001 respectively.  Neither of these                   
          amendments was entered by the examiner.  A third amendment after            
          final rejection was filed on February 22, 2001 and was entered by           

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