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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                                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15              
                                UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                 
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                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                   
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                        
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                                               Ex parte WILLIAM T. BALL                                                   
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                                                  Appeal No. 2003-0223                                                    
                                               Application No. 09/777,647                                                 
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                                                        ON BRIEF                                                          
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              Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT, and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges.                                          
              ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        



                                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                                       
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claim 5, which                   
              is the only claim pending in this application.                                                              


                     We REVERSE.                                                                                          













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