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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                                 for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17            

                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
                                          AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                         Ex parte ROBERT V. VICKERS                                           
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                             Appeal No. 2002-0602                                             
                                           Application No. 09/596,749                                         
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                                                   ON BRIEF                                                   
                                                 ____________                                                 
            Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                     
            NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                



                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 44 to           
            55, 74, 86 to 91, 94 and 97 to 105.  Claims 56 to 73, 75 to 85, 92, 93, 95 and 96 have            
            been allowed.  Claims 1 to 43 have been canceled.                                                 


                   We REVERSE.                                                                                









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