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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                                  for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17                   

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                    
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                           AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                           Ex parte FRANK J. LACHUT                                                 
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                                              Appeal No. 2001-0933                                                  
                                            Application No. 09/205,530                                              
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                                                    ON BRIEF                                                        
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                 Before  WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and LORIN, Administrative Patent Judges.                        
                 LORIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                

                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     
                       This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-                
                 46, all the claims pending in the application.1                                                    





                                                                                                                    
                 1  Pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 6(b), we review the adverse decision of the examiner. In doing so, we   
                 have considered the record, including:                                                             
                 € Final Rejection (paper no. 7);                                                                   
                 € Advisory Action (paper no. 9);                                                                   
                 € Second Advisory Action (paper no. 11);                                                           
                 €  Brief (paper no. 12);                                                                           
                 € Examiner's Answer (paper no. 13); and,                                                           
                 €  Reply Brief (paper no. 15).                                                                     





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