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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 22              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte GUIDO SCHMITZ                                 
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                                Appeal No. 2004-0315                                  
                             Application No. 09/865,687                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, OWENS, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of            
          claims 1-20 which are all of the claims in the application.                 
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a connector and to a           
          reinforced molding comprising a wall which defines a cavity and             
          which has an outer surface and an inner surface facing the                  
          cavity. The wall comprises a skin layer on the inner and outer              

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