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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                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11              

                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                           
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                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                              
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                     
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                            Ex parte DONALD F. SZYDLOWSKI                             
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                                Appeal No. 2002-0672                                  
                             Application No. 09/158,715                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before OWENS, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 10-12,               
          which are all of the claims remaining in the application.                   
                                    THE INVENTION                                     
               The appellant claims a catalyst block for a fuel gas steam             
          reformer assembly in a fuel cell power plant.  The claims on                
          appeal are as follows:                                                      
          10. A catalyst block for use in a fuel cell power plant steam               
               reformer assembly, said catalyst block including:                      
               a) a catalyst coating on all surfaces of said block;                   
               b) at least one internal passageway extending through a                

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