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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                     (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                              
                                                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                              
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                                                                   Ex parte LANNY D. VENHAM,                                                                                           
                                                       SHARON D. HICKS and DOUGLAS A. WICKS                                                                                            
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                                                                           Appeal No. 1997-1790                                                                                        
                                                                         Application 08/171,5501                                                                                       
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                                                                                   ON BRIEF                                                                                            
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                     Before CAROFF, DOWNEY and WARREN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                                   

                     WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                              
                                                                             Decision on Appeal                                                                                        
                                This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting                                                            
                     claims 13 through 15.  Claims 1 through 12 are also of record and have been allowed by the examiner.                                                              
                     Claim 13 is illustrative of the claims on appeal:                                                                                                                 
                                13.  An aldimine based on the reaction product of diamino dicyclohexyl methane with an                                                                 
                     aldehyde corresponding to the formula:                                                                                                                            
                                                                           O=CHCH(R )(R )                                                                                              
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                     1Application for patent filed December 21, 1993.                                                                                                                  
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