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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the              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 MICHAEL ODER                                  
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-1828                                  
                                Application 09/424,606                                 
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before FRANKFORT, STAAB, and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                      
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   


               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                  
          rejection of claims 12 through 27, which are all of the claims               
          remaining in this application.  Claims 1 through 11 have been                
          canceled.                                                                    


          Appellant’s invention relates to a method for operating an                   
          internal combustion engine (claim 12), a control element for a               

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