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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18         

                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                          
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                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                             
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                               Ex parte GEORGE R. PAYNE                               
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-1717                                 
                              Application No. 09/089,153                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before BARRETT, LEVY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          LEVY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1-9, which are all of the claims pending in             
          this application.                                                           


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellant's invention relates to a vehicle backup monitor              
          and alarm system.  An understanding of the invention can be                 
          derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced            
          as follows:                                                                 






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