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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                  publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30                       

                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                        
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                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                          
                                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                                              
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                                  Ex parte  KEITH V. WOOD and MONIKA G. GRUBER                                                   
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                                                   Appeal No. 1999-1730                                                          
                                                   Application 08/478,205                                                        
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                                                          ON BRIEF                                                               
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                  Before ROBINSON, ADAMS, 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 1-17, 20-23, 25-27, 29, and 33.  Claims 18 and 30-32 are                             
                  also pending and have been indicated to be allowable.  Paper No. 17, mailed                                    
                  December 19, 1997, page 1, and Examiner’s Answer, page 2.                                                      
                          Claims 1 and 33 are representative of the claims on appeal and read as                                 
                  follows:                                                                                                       








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