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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                               publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33                   

                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                               
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                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                 
                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                      
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                                     Ex parte JACK FOLEY, JOHN CHAPMAN                                               
                                              and LUDWIG WOLF JR.                                                    
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                                              Appeal No.  1999-0331                                                  
                                            Application No. 08/168,438                                               
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                                                     ON BRIEF                                                        
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                 Before WINTERS, MILLS, and GRIMES,  Administrative Patent Judges.                                   
                 GRIMES,  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 5 -7, 9, 14-17, 19, 20, 25-27, and 29-38, all of the claims               
                 remaining in the application.  Claims 31, 6, and 9 are representative of the                        
                 claimed method and read as follows:                                                                 











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