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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                               Ex parte EDWIN G. SAWDON                               
                                  and BRIAN D. PETIT                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2003-0693                                 
                              Application No. 09/006,248                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                       
                                     ____________                                     
          Before STAAB, McQUADE, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  


               This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final              
          rejection of claims 1-16, 18-27, 29, 31, 33-35 and 39-46.  Claims           
          28 and 36-38, the only other claims currently pending in the                
          application, have been allowed.  The amendment after final filed on         
          February 8, 2002 (Paper No. 22) has not been entered (see Paper No.         
          23).                                                                        








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