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               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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.                  
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                                                             Paper No. 33              

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                         
                                                                                      

                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                     
                                                                                      

                             Ex parte PAUL R. HOFFMAN,                                 
                                JAMES M. POPPLEWELL,                                   
                               and JEFFREY S. BRADEN                                   
                                                                                      
                                Appeal No. 1997-3932                                   
                              Application 08/435,2371                                  
                                                                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                         
                                                                                      
          Before BARRETT, HECKER, and LALL, Administrative Patent                      
          Judges.                                                                      
          BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        




             Application for patent filed May 5, 1995, entitled1                                                                       
          "Edge Connectable Metal Package," which is a continuation of                 
          Application 08/134,993, filed October 12, 1993, now abandoned,               
          which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/933,270,                   
          filed August 21, 1992, now abandoned.                                        
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