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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 29              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                   _______________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                   _______________                                    
                              Ex parte MOHAMED E. LABIB                               
                                   _______________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2000-1006                                  
                             Application No. 08/974,148                               
                                   _______________                                    
                               HEARD: March 20, 2002                                  
                                   _______________                                    
          Before GARRIS, KRATZ, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       

                    This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the                  
          examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-8 and 10-12, which are               
          all of the claims remaining in the application.  Claim 9 was                
          cancelled in an amendment received October 12, 1998, Paper                  
          No. 16.                                                                     
                    Claims 1, 4, 6 and 10 are representative of the subject           
          matter on appeal and are reproduced below:                                  

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