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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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ANDRES RIVERA                                
                                and KEITH R. D’ALESSIO                                
                                     ____________                                     

                                 Appeal No. 2002-1799                                 
                              Application No. 09/353,592                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                 HEARD: March 13, 2003                                
                                     ____________                                     

          Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s final                 
          rejection of claims 1-30, which are all of the claims pending in            
          this application.                                                           














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