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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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                               Ex parte MARK B. DUFF                                  
                                    _____________                                     
                                 Appeal No.1998-0073                                  
                               Application 08/273,813                                 
                                   ______________                                     
                                HEARD: MARCH 9, 2000                                  
                                   _______________                                    
          Before HAIRSTON, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1 through 9, 11, 12, 15 through 17, and 21 through 25.               
          Claims 10, 13, 14, 18 through 20, and 26 have been allowed by               
          the Examiner.  An amendment after final rejection was filed                 
          August 29, 1996, canceling claims 21 through 23 and amending                
          claims 1 through 3 and 25 which was entered by the Examiner as              
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