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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                     journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 NORMAN E. LECOMTE,                                                                                           
                                                                         ERIC P. LARSON, and                                                                                           
                                                                          THOMAS R. MAHER                                                                                              
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                                                                            Appeal No. 96-4027                                                                                         
                                                                         Application 08/392,6631                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                 

                     FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                             


                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection  of claims 1 through 6, 8 through 11 and 14.2                                                                            


                                1Application for patent filed February 23, 1995.  According to applicants, this application is a                                                       
                     continuation of Application 08/072,193, filed June 3, 1993, now abandoned.                                                                                        
                                2We note the text of the final rejection is found in the Office Action mailed May 18, 1995,                                                            
                     Paper No. 15.                                                                                                                                                     
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