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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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                             

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                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                       
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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                         
                                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                                              
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                Ex parte SHARAM HEKMATPOUR,                                                                                       
                                         DAVID A. HODSON and DAVID J. MANN                                                        
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                                                      Appeal No. 96-0538                                                          
                                                    Application 08/126,4501                                                       
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                               
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               Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                 

               HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                             


                                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             

                              This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 4, 7 through 11, 13 through          

               16, 18 and 20.  Inasmuch as the application was filed without a claim 7, only claims 1 through 4, 8                


                      1Application for patent filed September 24, 1993.  According to the appellants, the                         
               application is a continuation of Application 07/773,372, filed October 7, 1991.                                    
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