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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                                                 for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19                   

                                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                       
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                                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                        
                                                               AND INTERFERENCES                                                                          
                                                                     ____________                                                                         
                                                           Ex parte PHILIP RAY WOODS                                                                      
                                                                     ____________                                                                         
                                                                Appeal No. 2002-1384                                                                      
                                                             Application No. 09/330,311                                                                   
                                                                     ____________                                                                         
                                                             HEARD: MARCH 19, 2003                                                                        
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                  Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                     
                  HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  




                                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                         


                           This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 11 and 12.                                                                
                           The disclosed invention relates to the control of the position of a head with respect to a                                     
                  rotatable disc in a disc drive.                                                                                                         










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