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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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte STUART J. LEDINGHAM                              
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                                Appeal No. 2003-0192                                  
                             Application No. 08/871,300                               
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                                 HEARD: May 20, 2003                                  
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          Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                      
          rejection of claims 20 through 22, all of the claims remaining in           
          this application.  Claims 1 through 19 have been canceled.                  


          Appellant's invention relates to rail clamps used to support                
          and maintain the position of rails used to guide objects down a             
          predetermined path in a conveyor system.  On page 1 of the                  
          specification, and apparently in regard to Figure 1 of the                  







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