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              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16            
                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
                                                 ____________                                                 
                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
                                          AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
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                                       Ex parte STEPHEN A. DEBELIUS                                           
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                             Appeal No. 2002-0354                                             
                                           Application No. 09/293,455                                         
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                             HEARD: Feb. 5, 2003                                              
                                                 ____________                                                 
            Before KRASS, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                  
            BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               


                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                
                   A patent examiner rejected claims 1-4, 6-11, 13-18, 20, and 21.  The appellant             
            appeals therefrom under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a).  We affirm.                                           


                                               BACKGROUND                                                     
                   The invention at issue on appeal concerns electric motors.  In an electric motor,          
            an armature and stator must be aligned to prohibit axial movement or end play of the              
            motor's armature shaft.  Excessive axial movement is known to cause noise, vibration,             
            and excessive wear during operation.  (Spec. at 2.)                                               








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