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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 18              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                             Ex parte KEVIN W. ANDRESEN                               
                                   and KOK S. CHEN                                    
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1998-2725                                  
                               Application 08/473,651                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     ___________                                      
          Before JERRY SMITH, LALL and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative                    
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                      
          from the examiner’s rejection of claims 19 and 20.  Claims 3,               
          4, 6, 8, 9 and 13-18 have been cancelled.  Claims 1, 2, 5, 7,               
          10-12, 21 and 22 have been indicated to contain allowable                   
          subject matter.  An amendment after final rejection was filed               
          on October 30, 1997, and was entered by the examiner.                       

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