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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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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. 24                            
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                    Ex parte RUSSELL M. POTTER                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 96-0004                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/147,7591                                                                         
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                                                           HEARD:  May 7, 1999                                                                          
                                                                 ____________                                                                           
                 Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                        
                 final rejection of claims 1-14, 16-35 and 37-43.  Appellant                                                                            
                 has withdrawn the appeal as to claims 1-14 and 16-22.                                                                                  
                 Accordingly, remaining for our consideration is the appeal of                                                                          
                 the rejection of  claims 23-35 and 37-43.                                                                                              

                          1Application for patent filed November 5, 1993.                                                                               





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