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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                                         for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29                 
                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                 
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                                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                  
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                                   
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                                              Ex parte JOHN SHERIDAN RICHARDS                                                           
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                                                        Appeal No. 2002-0072                                                            
                                                     Application No. 08/956,912                                                         
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                                                       HEARD: June 12, 2002                                                             
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                Before ABRAMS, McQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                         
                ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                    



                                                       DECISION ON APPEAL                                                               
                        This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-3, 7                               
                and 8.  Claims 4-6 and 9 have been withdrawn as being directed to a non-elected                                         
                invention.                                                                                                              


                        We AFFIRM-IN-PART.                                                                                              










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