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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               not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding    
               precedent of the Board.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. 27          
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                                Ex parte WERNER MAACK                                 
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                                Appeal No. 1997-2850                                  
                              Application No. 08/417,505                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before THOMAS, KRASS, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         




                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  


               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 2 through 8 and 11 through 20.  Claims 21 through 23                 
          have been allowed by the examiner.                                          
               The invention is directed to a magnetic head disc device.              
          More particularly, an additional housing is used in order to                





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