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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                               Ex parte MARK ODACHOWSKI                               
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-0713                                 
                              Application No. 09/494,935                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                HEARD: OCTOBER 8, 2002                                
                                     ____________                                     
          Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges.            
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  


               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1                 
          through 39.  These claims constitute all of the claims in the               
          application.                                                                


               Appellant’s invention pertains to a retractable tape measure           
          and to an improved method of constructing a retractable tape                
          measure (means).  A basic understanding of the invention can be             
          derived from a reading of exemplary claims 1, 7, and 14,                    







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