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          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was              
          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 
          the Board.                                                                  
                                                            Paper No. 14              

                      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 W. RICHARDSON JR. and JAMES HARRINGTON                 
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                                Appeal No. 2000-0075                                  
                               Application 08/969,941                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's second                
          rejection of claims 1 through 32 and 54 through 58.  Claims 33              
          through 53 have been withdrawn from further consideration                   
          under 37 CFR § 1.142(b).  Claims 59 through 99, 104 and 105                 
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