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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                  was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20                  

                         UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                   
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                      
                                       AND INTERFERENCES                                             
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                         Ex parte ROBERT P. SCARINGE and NIDAL A. SAMAD                              
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                                        Appeal No. 1997-4234                                         
                                        Application 08/423,211                                       
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                                     HEARD - November 14, 2000                                       
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           Before WINTERS, ROBINSON, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges.                        
           ROBINSON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                    

                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                            
                 This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final    
           rejection of claims 1-27 and 29-30.  Claim 28 stands withdrawn from consideration by      
           the examiner and is not presented on appeal. Claims 1 and 30 are illustrative of the      
           claims on appeal and read as follows:                                                     
                 1.   A test kit, comprising a hollow transparent member open at upstream            
                 and downstream ends thereof, and an acid indicator assembly having a                
                 substantially sheet-like substrate defining a free cross section disposed           
                 along a flow of gaseous refrigerant through the member removably and                
                 securely held within the member, wherein the upstream end of the                    
                 member is configured to be held temporarily against a service valve at              
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