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               THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                           
          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                  
          (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and                    
          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                  

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                   _______________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte JAMES A. HALE                                 
                                   ______________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 96-1604                                   
                              Application 08/272,9061                                 
                                   _______________                                    
                                   ON BRIEF                                           
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          Before COHEN, LYDDANE and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          LYDDANE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                                                                     
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner's refusal            
          to allow claims 6 through 9, 13, 14, 22 and 23.  Claims 17                  
          through 20, which are the only other claims pending in the                  




               Application for patent filed July 8, 1994.  According to appellant1                                                                     
          this application is a continuation of Application 08/056,954, filed May 3,  
          1993, now abandoned; which is a continuation of Application 07/927,866,     
          filed August 10, 1992, now Patent No. 5,244,108 issued September 14, 1993.  
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