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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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                              Ex parte JIMMY W. NORMAN                                
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                                Appeal No. 2003-1390                                  
                             Application No. 08/989,342                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before KRATZ, PAWLIKOWSKI and POTEATE, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s            
          refusal to allow claims 1-24 and 29.  Claims 25-28 are also                 
          pending but have been withdrawn from consideration as directed to           
          a non-elected invention.                                                    











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