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                     The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written                         
                                  for publication and is not precedent of the Board.                                    
                                                                                    Paper No. 35                        
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                   BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                  Ex parte IRWIN B. WOOD and JAMES GUINLAN                                              
                                                     __________                                                         
                                                Appeal No. 1997-2828                                                    
                                              Application No. 08/087,548                                                
                                                     __________                                                         
                                              HEARD: February 6, 2001                                                   
                                                     __________                                                         
              Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, SCHEINER and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                
              MILLS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       



                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       
                     This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final                       
              rejection of claims 1, 4-6, 9-11 and 13-18, which are all of the claims pending in this                   
              application.                                                                                              
                     We reverse.                                                                                        





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