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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 16              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                  Ex parte RONALD R. SPERCEL and ROBERT J. SPERZEL                    

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                                Appeal No. 2000-1161                                  
                             Application No. 09/318,354                               
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                                 HEARD: Mar. 5, 2002                                  
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          Before FLEMING, LALL, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-13, 15, 16, and 21-              
          38.  Claims 14 and 17-20 have been canceled.  Claim 39 is also              



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