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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                              for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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.  11                                                                             

                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                   
                                             ____________                                             
                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                      
                                        AND INTERFERENCES                                             
                                             ____________                                             
                                               Ex parte                                               
                                       CHARLES R. CARRIGAN,                                           
                                         and JOHN J. NITAO                                            
            ____________                                                                              
            Appeal No. 2000-1091                                                                      
            Application No. 08/874,167                                                                
                                             ON BRIEF                                                 

                                                                                                     
            ____________________________                                                              
            Before LIEBERMAN, KRATZ and DELMENDO  Administrative Patent Judges.                       
            LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                   



                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                             

                  This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner           
            refusing to allow claims 1, 2, 4 through 20 and 22 through 24.  Claims 3 and 21 have      
            been allowed.                                                                             








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