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November 1987 and March 15, 1988, probe designs. The fact
that prior to that date Dr. Morrison had ordered and received
some equipment and supplies does not imply the existence of an
intent at that time to reduce to practice of one of the
earlier designs, let alone to begin such an effort as soon as
the proper equipment could be obtained.
Furthermore, the evidence fails to establish that the
equipment and supplies were ordered and used in an expeditious
manner.
Also, Dr. Morrison's testimony about making an adapter in
order to correct a communication problem between the
spectrometer and the photomultiplier is also unconvincing for
several reasons. First, it lacks sufficient specificity
regarding how these instruments were to be used together in a
test, why they failed to communicate, and when the work on the
adapter began and was completed. Second, the testimony lacks
sufficient corroboration.
Helen Morrison's testimony that Dr. Morrison was always
working on the probe. Nor does Meyer confirm that Dr.
Morrison was experiencing a communication problem between the
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