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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                 
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                               Ex parte RONALD L. SMITH                             
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                                 Appeal No. 2001-1863                               
                              Application No. 08/603,665                            
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                                       ON BRIEF                                     
                                     ____________                                   
         Before FLEMING, RUGGIERO, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges.          
         LALL, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                
              This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from               
         the Examiner's final rejection of claims 1-21, which constitute all        
         the pending claims in the application.                                     
              The disclosed invention is directed to an interface module            











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