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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                                      publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 STANLEY J. BROOKS                                                 
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                                                 Appeal No. 2000-0368                                                  
                                               Application No. 08/789,659                                              
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                                               HEARD: January 22, 2002                                                 
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              Before RUGGIERO, DIXON, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
              DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                      



                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     

                    This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 9, and               
              17-25.  We note that claim 19 was rejected in the final rejection at page 3, but was not                 
              addressed by the appellant in the brief.  Furthermore, claim 19 has not been rejected or its             
              status addressed by the examiner in the answer.  Neither has it been canceled by                         
              appellant.  Therefore, we do not address this claim in this decision.                                    
                    We REVERSE.                                                                                        









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