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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              publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                               

                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                           Ex parte GEORGE R. LESTER and STEPHEN T. HOMEYER                                             
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                                                Appeal No. 1996-2077                                                    
                                                Application 08/271,922                                                  
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                                                      ON BRIEF                                                          
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              Before GARRIS, ELLIS and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
              ELLIS, 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 20, all the claims remaining in the application.  Claim 10 and 15 are                    
              illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and read as follows:                                         












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