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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 16              

                     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 C. WALTERS                                
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                                Appeal No. 2000-2025                                  
                               Application 08/953,878                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims              
          1 to 3, 5 and 6.  Claim 4 stands withdrawn from consideration               
          under 37 CFR 1.142(b) as being directed to a nonelected                     
          species.                                                                    
               The claims on appeal are drawn to a conditioner roll, and              
          are reproduced in the appendix of appellant’s brief (filed                  
          June 21, 1999).                                                             
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