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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                 (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WINSTON L. HEDGES                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1996-1974                                                                          
                                                       Application 07/930,7381                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before CAROFF, KIMLIN and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent                                                                               
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   

                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This decision on appeal relates to the final rejection of                                                                     
                 claims 1-15.  Subsequent to the final rejection, appellant was                                                                         
                 permitted to cancel claims 6-7.  Claims 16-41, which had been                                                                          

                          1Application for patent filed August 14, 1992.                                                                                
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