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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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 JAMES F. BELCHER,                               
                       HOWARD R. BERATAN, and PAUL O. JOHNSON                         
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                                Appeal No. 1998-1667                                  
                             Application No. 08/224,211                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                       
          examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 through 3.  The                      
          remaining claims pending in this application are claims 4                   
          through 9 and 11.  Claim 11 stands allowed by the examiner                  

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