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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 13              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte JAMES KEITH HOPE                               
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                                Appeal No. 2000-1612                                  
                               Application 08/938,844                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Appellant appeals from the examiner's non-final Office                 
          action mailed August 16, 1999 (Paper No. 10), the fourth set                
          of rejections entered by the examiner during the prosecution                
          of this application.  Subsequent to the examiner’s rejections               
          in Paper No. 10, appellant filed his brief (Paper No. 11) and               
          an amendment (Paper No. 12) on September 20, 1999.  Appellant               

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