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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                 for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 W. WAYNE FREED                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-2071                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/336,5291                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                    


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                                                                              
                 examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 16, 18 through                                                                          
                 29, 43 and 44, which are the only claims remaining in this                                                                             
                 application.                                                                                                                           

                          1Application for patent filed November 9, 1994.                                                                               
                 According to appellant, the application is a continuation of                                                                           
                 Application No. 08/112,431, filed August 26, 1993, now                                                                                 
                 abandoned.                                                                                                                             





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