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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. 22                           

                                  UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                         
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                                       BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                           
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                               
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                                 Ex parte MICHAEL L. VAZQUEZ, RICHARD A. MUELLER,                                                   
                                           JOHN J. TALLEY, DANIEL P. GETMAN,                                                        
                                        GARY A. DECRESCENZO and ERIC T. SUN                                                         
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                                                     Appeal No. 1998-2010                                                           
                                                  Application No. 08/542,861                                                        
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                                                            ON BRIEF                                                                
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               Before WINTERS, ADAMS, 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, 5, 7-11, 17-25, 27-30 and 32 to 37, which are the subject of this                             
               appeal.  Claim 38 is also pending and has been indicated by the examiner to contain                                  
               allowable subject matter.                                                                                            
                       We affirm.                                                                                                   

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