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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 10              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte MITCHELL M. JOHNS,                              
                     CHRISTOPHER A. TOLES, and WAYNE E. MARSHALL                      
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1999-2487                                  
                             Application No. 08/834,051                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     __________                                       
          Before GARRIS, TIMM, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of            
          claims 1 and 3-11 which are all of the claims remaining in the              
          application.                                                                
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a process for the              
          production of activated carbons from low-density lignocellulosic            
          agricultural material and to the activated carbon produced by               
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