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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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte ROGER R. LESIEUR                               
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                                Appeal No. 2002-0218                                  
                             Application No. 09/332,415                               
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                                     ON BRIEF                                         
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          Before PAK, WARREN, 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 final rejection of claims 1, 2, 7, 9, 12 through 20, 22, and            
          23, which are all of the claims pending in the application.                 
          Claims 3-6, 8, 10, 11, and 21 have been canceled.                           
                               APPEALED SUBJECT MATTER                                
               The subject matter on appeal is related to the subject                 
          matter of another appeal, Appeal No. 2002-0249 (Application                 
          09/321,390).  This subject matter, like the previous subject                
          matter, is directed to autothermal reformer assemblies.  Compare            






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