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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 32              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                             Ex parte JEROME H. LEMELSON                              
                               and ROBERT D. PEDERSEN                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2000-1511                                  
                               Application 08/671,853                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                               HEARD: AUGUST 13, 2002                                 
                                     ___________                                      
          Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH and GROSS, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                     
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                      
          from the examiner’s rejection of claims 100-113, 115-122, 125-              
          132, 134-136 and 139-161, which constitute all the claims                   
          remaining in the application.  A first amendment after final                
          rejection was filed on May 14, 1998 but was denied entry by the             
          examiner.  A second amendment after final rejection was filed on            
          December 4, 1998 and was entered by the examiner.                           






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