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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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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. 13                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                      Ex parte VICTOR GIRARDI, MICHAEL KELLEY,                        
                        PAUL A. KOVLAKAS and ALLEN L. KRAMER                          
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2002-2204                                  
                               Application 09/187,897                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH, and LEVY, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                      
          from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-37, which constitute              
          all the claims in the application.  An amendment after the                  
          examiner’s answer was filed on  but has not been entered by the             
          examiner.                                                                   




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