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             The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was         
             not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board.         

                                                            Paper No. 27            

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    ____________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                    ____________                                    

                Ex parte  JOSEPH P. STEINER and GREGORY S. HAMILTON                 
                                                                                   
                                    ____________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2003-1106                                
                             Application No. 09/825,896                             
                                    ____________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                      
                                    ____________                                    

         Before WILLIAM SMITH, SCHEINER and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative             
         Patent Judges.                                                             
         PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                  

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 

              This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s           
         final rejection of claims 25, 26, and 27.                                  
              Claim 25 is representative of the subject matter on appeal            
         and is set forth below:                                                    











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