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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                             is not binding precedent of the Board                    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. 30                   

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte BOYCE D. BURTS, JR.                              
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                                Appeal No. 2003-0515                                  
                             Application No. 09/296,216                               
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                         HEARD: AUGUST 20, 2003                                       
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          Before WALTZ, TIMM and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.           

          PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                   
          1 through 13.  A copy of each of these claims is set forth in the           
          attached Appendix.                                                          
               Claims 1, 2, and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as             
          being unpatentable over Sydansk in view of Githens.                         
               Claims 1 through 4 and 7 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C.                
          § 103 as being unpatentable over Merrill in view of Githens.                
               Claims 1, 2, and 5 through 13 stand rejected under                     
          35 U.S.C. § 103 as being unpatentable over House in view of                 
          Horner and Githens.                                                         







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