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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                             was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23                 
                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                                            Ex parte DAVID UEL SHORTER                                                  
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                                                 Appeal No. 2002-0580                                                   
                                               Application No. 08/980,336                                               
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                         
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       


                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 4-8,                 
              11-16, 19 and 20, which are all of the claims pending in this application.  Claims 2, 3, 9,               
              10, 17 and 18 have been canceled.                                                                         

                     We REVERSE                                                                                         













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