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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                                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 13              

                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                  
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                       
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                                            Ex parte DANIEL G. SANDERS                                                  
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                                                 Appeal No. 2001-1464                                                   
                                               Application No. 09/141,499                                               
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                                                       ON BRIEF                                                         
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              Before McQUADE, NASE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                              
              BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        




                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-10, 15-               
              24 and 32, which are all of the claims pending in this application.                                       


                                                   BACKGROUND                                                           
                     The appellant’s invention relates to a method for making a tubular protrusion in a                 
              part made of a material exhibiting superplastic properties.  In the method of appellant’s                 







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