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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              written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27                                                               
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
                                     ____________                                    
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                    
             Ex parte REMIGIUS G. SHATAS, ROBERT R. ASPREY, CHRISTOPHER L.           
              THOMAS, GREG O'BRYANT, GREG LUTERMAN, and JEFFREY E. CHOUN             
                                     ____________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 2003-0440                                
                              Application No. 09/430,162                             
                                     ____________                                    
                                HEARD: October 7, 2003                               
                                     ____________                                    
          Before RUGGIERO, GROSS, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 21, 29, and 32, which are all of             
          the claims pending in this application.                                    
              Appellants' invention relates to a split computer with a               
          processor housed within a first enclosure and with an input                
          and/or output device controller and a video controller housed              
          within a second enclosure.  Claim 1 is illustrative of the                 
          claimed invention, and it reads as follows:                                








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