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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              today was not written for publication and is not                     
              binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                  

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
                                 ________________                                  
                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                 ________________                                  
                            Ex parte NORBERT ZIMMERMANN                            
                                 ________________                                  
                               Appeal No. 2001-0459                                
                              Application 09/171,769                               
                                 ________________                                  
                                     ON BRIEF                                      
                                 ________________                                  
         Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and JERRY SMITH, 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 3 and 5-7, which                  
         constitute all the claims remaining in the application.                   





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