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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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte GERALD S. PAUL                                
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                                Appeal No. 2003-0399                                  
                             Application No. 08/774,150                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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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 9 through 14, all of the claims remaining in            
          this application.  Claims 1 through 8 and 15 through 19 have been           
          canceled.                                                                   


          As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellant's                        
          invention generally relates to articulated medical beds for use             
          in the long term care and home care markets.  More particularly,            







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