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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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                        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. 21           

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                  Ex parte ELIZABETH M. THORP and STEPHEN N. THORP                    
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1997-3280                                  
                             Application No. 08/212,065                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal               
          to allow claims 7, 8, 10 and 11 as amended subsequent to the                
          final rejection in a paper filed July 30, 1996 (Paper No. 15).              
          Claims 1 through 6 and 9 have been canceled.                                





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