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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                           written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                           
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                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                  Ex parte JOHN C. FOURNIER, GERALD L. KELLY III,                                                                       
                                       JOHN F. CRICHTON, and THOMAS J. BENEDETTO                                                                        
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                                                          Appeal No. 1998-0546                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/560,5071                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before MARTIN, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                                              
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                 This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                                                                                 
                 and 7, all of the pending claims, under 35 U.S.C. § 103.  We                                                                           
                 reverse.                                                                                                                               


                                   1Application for patent filed November 17, 1995.                                                                     

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