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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          was not written for publication and is not binding                          
          precedent of the Board                                                      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. 20              
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                           Ex parte STANLEY C. SMITH, JR.                             
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                                Appeal No. 2001-1094                                  
                              Application 09/237,578                                  
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                                   ON BRIEF                                           
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          Before FLEMING, LALL and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-6 and 9-11.                                                        
               The invention relates to a glide head structure adapted                
          for use with a system for testing moving surfaces to detect the             
          presence of asperities.  See Appellant’s specification on page 1,           
          lines 8-9.  The glide head structure (50) includes a slider (60)            
          that projects downwardly from a tongue (44) and a piezoelectric             


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