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          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication in a law journal and is not                     
          binding precedent of the Board.                                             
                                                            Paper No. 11              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte GEORGE K. LUCEY JR                              
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                                Appeal No. 1998-0912                                  
                               Application 08/413,521                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and HECKER, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is a decision on appeal from the final                       
          rejection of claims 1 through 10, all claims pending in this                
          application.                                                                
                    The invention relates to protecting an electronic                 
          circuit from detrimental contaminants.  In particular,                      
          referring to Figure 2, integrated circuit 18 is positioned on               

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