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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            not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                                  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 MARK S. THOMPSON, JAMES T. BEALS, PHILIP H.                                 
            MCCLUSKEY, DAVID W. MCKEE, MICHAEL C. LANG, FRED J. LUSSIER,                                 
                     JOSEPH A.L. LEDOUX, DAT T. NGUYEN and PAUL BENNETT                                  
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                                        Appeal No. 2000-1737                                             
                                    Application No. 08/965,180                                           
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                                               ON BRIEF                                                  
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            Before CALVERT, PATE, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.                               
            PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                           

                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                              
                  This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                 
            and 4 through 7.  Claims 2, 3, and 8-11 are subject to a                                     
            restriction requirement and have been withdrawn from                                         
            consideration.  These are all the claims in the application.                                 
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