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          for publication in and is not binding precedent of the Board.                 

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                         
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                                Ex parte HAROLD T. VARN                                 
                                      ___________                                       
                                 Appeal No. 2006-1684                                   
                              Application No. 10/341,038                                
                                Technology Center 3700                                  
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                                       ON BRIEF                                         
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          Before, WILLIAM F. PATE, MURRIEL E. CRAWFORD,                                 
          and JENNIFER D. BAHR Administrative Patent Judges.                            
          PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                            


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                    
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-20.               
          These are the only claims in the application.                                 
               The claimed invention is directed to a substantially rigid               
          hand splint member which has a forearm portion attached to a                  
          finger portion.  Both the forearm portion and the finger portion              





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