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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                   publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                           Ex parte JOHN J. MOTTINE, JR.,                             
                                KENNETH S. KOEHLER,                                   
                                SAYED J. MIRKAZEMI,                                   
                              RICHARD S. CUPRAK, JR.,                                 
                             GABRIEL P. PELLICCIOTTI,                                 
                                        and                                           
                                   TODD A. RHOADES                                    
                                   _____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1999-2316                                  
                             Application No. 08/640,262                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before HAIRSTON, LALL, and GROSS, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 4, 6              
          through 10, 13, 14, 31, 39, 40, 45 and 47 through 50.                       
               The disclosed invention relates to a communications cable              
          that passes a standard plenum cable burn test, that meets                   





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