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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         not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the            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. 31          

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    __________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                    __________                                      
                             Ex parte WILLIAM R. DUBRUL                             
                                    __________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2003-1513                                
                             Application No. 09/326,412                             
                                    ___________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                      
                                    ___________                                     
         Before OWENS, DELMENDO, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent                 
         Judges.                                                                    
         DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                     


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
              This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                 
         (2002) from the examiner’s rejection of claims 19, 20, and 22,             
         which are all the claims pending in the above-identified                   
         application.1                                                              

                                                                                   
              1  Following entry of a notice of appeal and appeal brief on          
         Mar. 18, 2002 (papers 24 and 26), the examiner reopened                    
         prosecution in an Office action mailed on Aug. 19, 2002 (paper             
         27).  In reply to this Office action, the appellant requested              
         reinstatement of the appeal pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.193(b)(2)(ii)           





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