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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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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  GERARD RAGUENET                                                          
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                                                      Appeal No. 96-0625                                                           
                                                    Application 08/044,1131                                                        
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                                                    HEARD: March 9, 1999                                                           
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               Before KRASS, BARRETT and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                      

               FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                 

                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             

                       Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 9, 10, and 15             
               to 17.  Claims 1 to 8 have been canceled.   In the final rejection (page 4, paragraph 7), the examiner2                                                                         


                       Application for patent filed April 8, 1993.  According to appellant, the application is a continuation of1                                                                                                          
               Application 07/779,240, filed October 18, 1991, now abandoned.                                                      
                       Claims 1 to 8 were canceled in parent application number 07/779,240 as per appellant’s instructions at page2                                                                                                          
               3 of an amendment dated September 16, 1992.                                                                         
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