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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                 was not written for publication and is not binding precedent                                                                           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. 20                                 


                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        

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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                       Ex parte RODNEY J. WEST                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1999-2259                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/711,6141                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before FLEMING, RUGGIERO, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                                                                       
                 the final rejection of claims 1-4, 6-8 and 12.  Claims 9 and                                                                           



                          1Application for patent filed September 10, 1996.                                                                             
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