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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                   for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40         

                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                     ____________                                     
                 Ex parte MICHAEL BECKER, JIM CHASE, CHRISTOPHER PAPA,                
                                    and JEFF JONES                                    
                                     ____________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2003-0740                                 
                              Application No. 09/099,188                              
                                     ____________                                     
                                 HEARD: Aug. 20, 2003                                 
                                     ____________                                     
          Before WALTZ, TIMM, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.          
          WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s            
          refusal to allow claims 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 20, 29 and 30 as                
          amended subsequent to the final rejection (see the amendment dated          
          July 29, 2002, Paper No. 30, entered as per the Advisory Action             
          dated Aug. 7, 2002, Paper No. 31).  Claims 13-15, 17, 19-20 and 29-         
          30 are the only claims remaining in this application.  We have              
          jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.                                   








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