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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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                        

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                   Ex parte BRUCE A. ROBERTS, TIMOTHY A. SCAVONE                      
                               and STEVEN P. RIEDELL                                  
                                  ________________                                    
                                 Appeal No. 96-1238                                   
                               Application 08/082,1771                                
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before DOWNEY, JOHN D. SMITH and OWENS, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          DOWNEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. section 134 from                
          the final rejection of claims 23-40, all of the claims pending              
          in the application.                                                         
          The subject matter on appeal is directed to a method                        
                                                                                     
               1  Application for patent filed June 24, 1993.                         
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