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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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the             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                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte H. CLAYTON MCDONALD                              
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                                Appeal No. 2003-1144                                  
                               Application 09/212,343                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     ___________                                      
          Before FRANKFORT, McQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     




                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                                                                                     
          This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to                 
          allow claims 9 through 11, 13 and 14 as amended subsequent to the           
          final rejection in a paper filed August 30, 2001 (Paper No. 14).            
          Claims 1 through 8 and 12 have been canceled.                               




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