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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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21        
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                    
                                     ____________                                   
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                 
                                     ____________                                   
                               Ex parte DAVID McELROY,                              
                          EMIL OROZCO, and LUCILLE LACCETTI                         
                                     ____________                                   
                                 Appeal No. 2003-0936                               
                             Application No. 09/532,8061                            
                                                                                   
                                       ON BRIEF                                     
                                     ____________                                   

         Before WINTERS, GRON, and GREEN, Administrative Patent Judges.             
         GRON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         
                       DECISION ON APPEAL UNDER 35 U.S.C. § 134                     
                                     Introduction                                   
              This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 of an examiner’s final        
         rejections of Claims 1, 4-54, and 85-131, all claims pending in            
         Application 09/532,806, under 35 U.S.C. § 112, first paragraph.            
         Claims 1, 4-54, and 85-113 stand finally rejected for noncompliance        
         with the written description requirement of 35 U.S.C. § 112, first         


              1    Application for patent filed March 21, 2000.                     





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