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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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 14                   
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                    Ex parte JOHN C. DUNFIELD and GUNTER K. HEINE                     
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1998-0828                                  
                               Application 08/438,091                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and DIXON, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                                                                                     
          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                      
          from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 2, 4-19, 21-24 and 27-           
          33, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application.           
          An amendment after final rejection was filed on December 30, 1996           
          but was denied entry by the examiner.                                       


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