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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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31         
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    ____________                                      
             Ex parte WAYNE M. DORAN, JOHN E. BRAY, CHARLES K. POPE and               
                                 JOHN O. G. VIETH                                     
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1997-0014                                  
                             Application No. 08/192,937                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and DIXON, Administrative Patent                    
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      




                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 3                 
          through 5, 7, 8, 25 through 29, 42, 44, 46 and 61.  In a first              
          Amendment After Final (paper number 17), claim 44 was amended,              
          and claims 4 and 61 were canceled.  In a second Amendment                   









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