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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                            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                          
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                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                            
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                  
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                            Ex Parte ROBERT W. CALLAHAN, RON W. CALL,                                       
                                   KEN J. HARLESON and TA-HUA YU                                            
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                                           Appeal No. 2003-0029                                             
                                           Application 09/385,933                                           
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                                                ON BRIEF                                                    
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             Before, KIMLIN, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                      
             JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                 

                                 Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                                   
                   Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims          
             1 to 15.1, 2 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.                                       


                   1    In rendering our decision, we have considered Appellants’ arguments presented in the
             Substitute Brief, filed January 10, 2002.                                                      
                   2 According to Appellants, claims 16-20 have been withdrawn from consideration.  (Brief, 
             p. 2).                                                                                         





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