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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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15                

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                             Ex parte EDDY W. VANHOUTTE                               
                                        and                                           
                                 GILBERT DE CLERCQ                                    
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                                Appeal No. 1999-1121                                  
                             Application No. 08/752,865                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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            Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and LALL, Administrative Patent                  
            Judges.                                                                   
            HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                    

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                 This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                 
            2 through 6.  In an Amendment After Final (paper number                   
            11), claims 3 through 5 were amended.  Claims 7 through 9                 
            stand withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a                 
            non-elected invention.                                                    








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