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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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 11                           


                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                        

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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                          
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                              
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                                              Ex parte THOMAS H. BLAIR et al.                                                      
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                                                     Appeal No. 1997-0439                                                          
                                                    Application 08/348,4141                                                        
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                                                           ON BRIEF                                                                
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               Before THOMAS, DIXON and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                       

               FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                 


                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                             

                       Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 8 to 14 and             

               18 to 22, which constitute all of the pending claims in the application before us.  Claims 1 to 7 and 15            



                       1Application for patent filed December 2, 1994.                                                             
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