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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                                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16          

                              UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                       
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                          
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                
                                                 ____________                                                 
                          Ex parte ANANDA HOSAKERE KUMAR, BARRY JAY THALER                                    
                                        and ASHOK NARAYAN PRABHU                                              
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                              Appeal No. 2001-1660                                            
                                            Application No. 09/146,478                                        
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                                     BRIEF                                                    
                                                 ____________                                                 
            Before GARRIS, PAK, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                    
            PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                 



                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                               
                   This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of
            claims 1 through 12, 16 through 23 and 29 through 33.  Claims 27 and 28, the remaining claims in  
            the above-identified application, have been indicated to be allowable.  See the Advisory Action   
            dated July 12, 2000, Paper No. 9.                                                                 










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