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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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. 18              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                             Ex parte KAILASH C. GULATI                               
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                                Appeal No. 2002-1192                                  
                               Application 09/256,383                                 
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                               HEARD: February 4, 2003                                
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          Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                      
          rejection of claims 4 through 6, 9, 10, 15 and 17 through 20, all           
          of the claims remaining in this application. Claims 1 through 3,            
          7, 8, 11 through 14 and 16 have been canceled.                              


          As noted on page 1 of the specification, appellant’s                        
          invention relates to liquefied gas storage tanks and in                     
          particular to a tank especially adapted for storing cryogenic               
          liquefied gas (e.g., liquefied natural gas (LNG)) at cryogenic              

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