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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                         journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14                                               

                                    UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                     
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                            Ex parte ROBERT J. MICHAEL and RENE L. M. A. PAQUET                                                               
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                                                        Appeal No. 97-0752                                                                    
                                                    Application 08/354,3041                                                                   
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                                                                ON BRIEF                                                                      
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                Before STAAB, McQUADE and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                             
                STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                           


                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                         This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of                                                          
                claims 1-4.  Claim 5, the only other claim currently pending in                                                               
                the application, has been indicated by the examiner as being                                                                  





                         1Application for patent filed December 12, 1994.                                                                     
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