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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the              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. 22              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte ROLLIN G. GIFFIN III                            
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                                 Appeal No. 2002-1840                                  
                                Application 09/134,993                                 
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                                       ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before COHEN, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.               
          McQuade, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               Rollin G. Giffin III appeals from the final rejection of                
          claims 1 through 19, all of the claims pending in the                        
          application.                                                                 


                                    THE INVENTION                                      
               The invention relates to “a system for providing tailored               
          pressure boosted cooling flows for high pressure compressor and              


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