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                            The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                                                              
                                         for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                                 

                                                                                                                   Paper No. 29                                     

                                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                  
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                                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                  
                                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                   
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                                                           Ex parte DONALD J. KYLE and                                                                              
                                                                    ROGER N. HINER                                                                                  
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                                                                 Appeal No. 1997-01001                                                                              
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                                                                Application 08/167,051                                                                              
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                                                              HEARD: October 12, 2000                                                                               
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                   Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and GRIMES , Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                     
                   SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                           






                            1As a preliminary matter, we note that this appeal is related to appeals in                                                             
                   Application Serial Nos. 08/302,988 and 08/359,642 (Appeal Nos. 1997-1309 and  1997-                                                              
                   2518), also heard on October 12, 2000.  We have considered the three appeals together.                                                           
                            2Application for patent filed December 16, 1993.                                                                                        
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