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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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 17              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                  ________________                                    
               Ex parte BABAR A. KHAN, HENRI R. J. R. VAN HELLEPUTTE,                 
          ADRIANUS L. J. BURGMANS, KAREL E. KUIJK, PETRUS F. G.                       
          BONGAERTS, JACOB BRUININK, THOMAS S. BUZAK, KEVIN J. ILCISIN                
          and PAUL C. MARTIN                                                          
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1999-0529                                  
                               Application 08/588,800                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH 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 2-7, 9-13, 24 and 25.               
          Claims 1 and 8 have been canceled.  Claims 14-23 stand                      
          withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a nonelected              

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