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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 13                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                              Ex parte RICHARD RASHMAN                                
                                  and DENNIS SHICK                                    
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1999-0455                                  
                               Application 08/635,483                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     ___________                                      
          Before JERRY SMITH, LEVY 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 1-3 and 5,                    
          which constitute all the claims remaining in the application.               
                                                                                     
          The disclosed invention pertains to an improved                             

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