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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                   for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19         
                       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 A. RYSGAARD                              
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                                   Appeal No. 97-3007                                  
                              Application No. 08/161,6501                              
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                                        ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before CALVERT, COHEN, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                      
          CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                  
          rejection of claims 16, 19 through 21, which are all of the                  
          claims pending in this application.  Claims 1 through 15, 17,                
          18 and 22-27 have been canceled.                                             
               The appellant's invention relates to a method of                        
          manufacturing a structural support member.  An understanding                 


               Application for patent filed December 2, 1993.1                                                                      





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