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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                              Ex parte DAVID A. BERNHARDT                             
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-0095                                 
                              Application No. 09/378,051                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                  HEARD: MAY 7, 20021                                 
                                     ____________                                     
          Before COHEN, FRANKFORT, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.         
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 7                 
          through 18. These claims constitute all of the claims remaining             
          in the application.                                                         


               Appellant’s invention pertains to a bowling ball insert and            
          a bowling ball assembly.  A basic understanding of the invention            
          can be derived from a reading of exemplary claims 7 and 9 ,                 



               1 At the request of appellant, a telephonic hearing took               
          place on the specified hearing date.                                        





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