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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RONNIE L. SATZLER                              
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                                 Appeal No. 2001-2118                                 
                              Application No. 08/987,977                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 6 and 13.  Claims 7 through 12 stand withdrawn from                 
          consideration pursuant to an election of species requirement.               
          These claims constitute all of the claims in the application.               


               Appellant’s invention pertains to a method for synchronizing           
          the steering in a machine between a first steering arrangement              
          having steerable wheels and a second steering arrangement having            
          non-steerable drive units.  A basic understanding of the                    
          invention can be derived from a reading of exemplary claim 1, a             







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