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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID C. CUMMINGS                              
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                                  Appeal No. 2002-0847                                 
                               Application No. 09/139,607                              
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                                        ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before COHEN, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          



                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                  


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                  
          through 21.  These claims constitute all of the claims in the                
          application.                                                                 


               Appellant’s invention pertains to an attachment to a machine            
          having a handle, operable to perform groundworking functions.  A             

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