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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                                journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                                                 
                                                                                                Paper No. 29                                                                           

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                       Ex parte DONALD J. BUTLER, MURRAY C. JEFFERIES,                                                                                                 
                                                              and HENRIQUE M. C. DOS REIS                                                                                              
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                                                                        Appeal No. 96-1633                                                                                             
                                                                   Application 08/119,2451                                                                                             
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                                                                                  ON BRIEF                                                                                             
                                                                          ________________                                                                                             
                     Before MEISTER, McQUADE and STAAB, Administrative Patent                                                                                                          
                     Judges.                                                                                                                                                           
                     STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                               




                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 1, 3-11                                                                                              


                                1Application for patent filed December 15, 1993.  This                                                                                                 
                     application is a national stage application under 35 U.S.C. §                                                                                                     
                     371 of PCT/CA91/00107, filed April 2, 1991.                                                                                                                       
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