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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          not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                               Ex parte RONALD A. IVE                                 
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                                Appeal No. 1999-1491                                  
                             Application No. 08/386,670                               
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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 final                 
          rejection of claims 1 through 3 and 5 through 23.  Claim 4 has              
          been canceled.  We affirm-in-part.                                          

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