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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                                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL L. VAZQUEZ, RICHARD A. MUELLER,                                               
                         JOHN J. TALLEY, DANIEL P. GETMAN, GARY A. DECRESCENZO,                                               
                     JOHN N. FRESKOS, ROBERT M. HEINTZ and DEBORAH E. BERTENSHAW                                              
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                                                  Appeal No. 2001-0598                                                        
                                                Application No. 08/451,090                                                    
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                                                         ON BRIEF                                                             
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                  Before WINTERS, ADAMS, and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                             
                  ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                         

                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                           
                         This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s                           
                  final rejection of claims 1-6, 8-10, 12, 13, 24, 26 and 28.  Claims 7, 11 and 14-23,                        
                  the only remaining pending claims in this application, are indicated as allowed over                        
                  the prior art of record.  See Brief, page 2.                                                                














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