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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                 publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28                           

                              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. 1999-1774                                                   
                                               Application 08/487,183                                                 
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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. 13, mailed                          
                 April 15, 1997, page 7.                                                                              
                        Claims 1 and 33 are representative of the claims on appeal and read as                        
                 follows:                                                                                             








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