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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                               Ex parte CARY LEE BATES,                               
                     PAUL REUBEN DAY and JOHN MATTHEW SANTOSUOSSO                     
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2003-0706                                 
                              Application No. 09/356,241                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before KRASS, RUGGIERO, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on the appeal from the Examiner’s rejection         
          of claims 14-19, 21, 22, 24-27, 48, 50, 51, and 53-57.  Claims              
          28-37, 39-47, 58, and 59 have been canceled.  The Examiner                  
          indicates (Answer, page 2) that claims 1-13, 38, and 60-66 are              
          allowed, and that claims 20, 23, 49, and 52 contain allowable               






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