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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                                           (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                              
                                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                              
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                                                                       Ex parte SCOTT B. BEIER                                                                                         
                                                                           and REX A. ADAMS                                                                                            
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                                                                            Appeal No. 96-2178                                                                                         
                                                                         Application 08/146,9011                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                               

                     WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                              
                                                                   Decision on Appeal and Opinion                                                                                      
                                This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting                                                            
                     claims 1 through 21.2                                                                                                                                             
                                           We have carefully considered the record before us, and based thereon, find that we                                                          
                     cannot sustain any of the grounds of rejection of claims 1 through 7 and 12 through 17 under 35 U.S.C.                                                            



                     1Application for patent filed October 20, 1993.                                                                                                                   
                     2Amendment of August 22, 1994 (Paper No. 7).                                                                                                                      
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