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          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication is not binding precedent of the                 
          Board.                                                                      
                                                            Paper No. 18              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte JOHN A. AYERS                                 
                               AND MICHAEL E. SALMON                                  
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1998-2606                                  
                               Application 08/446,415                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before THOMAS, FLEMING and GROSS, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        




                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's              
          final rejection of claims 1 through 21, which constitute all                
          the claims in the application.                                              

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