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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                                 for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17            

                        UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
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                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
                                          AND INTERFERENCES                                                   
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                        Ex parte MICHAEL J. SULLIVAN                                          
                                                 ____________                                                 
                                             Appeal No. 2003-0540                                             
                                           Application No. 09/737,001                                         
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                                                   ON BRIEF                                                   
                                                 ____________                                                 
            Before GARRIS, NASE, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges.                                  
            NASE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                



                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                
                   This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection (Paper No. 7,             
            mailed September 11, 2001) of claims 9 to 13, which are all of the claims pending in              
            this application.                                                                                 


                   We AFFIRM.                                                                                 









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