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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             publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                         
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                            UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                            
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                                 BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                              
                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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                                        Ex parte SHARON R. HEWINS                                                
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                                             Appeal No. 1996-2158                                                
                                             Application 08/100,260                                              
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                                                   ON BRIEF                                                      
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             Before KIMLIN, 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 8 through 11.  Claims 1 through 6 have been withdrawn from consideration by the              
             examiner pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b).  Claim 7 has been canceled.  Claim 9 is                     
             illustrative of the subject matter on appeal and read as follows:                                   












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