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               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             
                                                               Paper No. 23           


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                   Ex parte EDWARD BRIAN BOLES, RODNEY JAY DRAKE,                     
                         DARREL RAY JOHANSEN, SUMIT K. MITRA,                         
                         JOSEPH TRIECE and RANDY YACH                                 
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2003-0194                                  
                             Application No. 09/280,112                               
                                                                                     
                               HEARD: AUGUST 19, 2003                                 
                                                                                     

          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-142.                                                               
               The invention is directed to a microprocessor using a memory           
          bank system.  The inventive system includes a data memory divided           
          into n banks and a bank select unit.  A memory bank system is               


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