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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               written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding        
               precedent of the Board.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. 21         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                  Ex parte DAVID NEFF                                 
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                                  Appeal No. 96-3851                                  
                              Application No. 08/341,8491                             
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                 
          rejection of claims 4 and 17 through 40, which are all of the               
          claims pending in this application.                                         



               Application for patent filed November 18, 1994.  According to1                                                                     
          appellant, the application is a continuation of Application 07/954,785, filed
          September 30, 1992, now abandoned.                                          





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