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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                         not binding precedent of the Board                           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. 26                   
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                                 Ex parte PAUL W. DENT                                
                                     ______________                                   
                              Appeal No. 2000-2261                                    
                              Application 08/730,670                                  
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                              ON BRIEF                                                
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          Before THOMAS, FLEMING and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                                                                     
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner's                
          final rejection of claims 1, 2, 6, 7, 26, 27 and 30.  The                   
          examiner has indicated the allowability of claims 13-25, and has            
          objected to claims 3-5, 8-12, 28, 29 and 31 indicating their                
          allowability if rewritten in independent form including all the             
          limitations of the base claim and any intervening claims.                   



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