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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                               for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                          
                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                             
                                                      _______________                                                              
                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                              
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                                 
                                                      _______________                                                              
                                           Ex parte TIMOTHY L. HOOPMAN                                                             
                                                and NELSON D. SEWALL                                                               
                                                      ______________                                                               
                                                      Appeal 2006-1578                                                             
                                                   Application 09/520,032                                                          
                                                  Technology Center 1700                                                           
                                                      _______________                                                              
                                                 Decided: August 30, 2006                                                          
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                   Before KIMLIN, PAK, and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                   
                   WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                            
                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                
                          This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the                                         
                   Examiner finally rejecting claims 17, 20, 21, 25 through 28, 33 through 54,                                     
                   94 through 96 and 98 through 111.  Claim 19 is also of record and was                                           
                   allowed by the Examiner (final rejection, mailed May 15, 2005: 8).                                              






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