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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                                         for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14              

                                   UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                     
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                                        BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                       
                                                    AND INTERFERENCES                                                            
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                                                 Ex parte CHARLES D. THRIFT                                                      
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                                                      Appeal No. 2003-1727                                                       
                                                   Application No. 09/589,015                                                    
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                                                            ON BRIEF                                                             
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               Before GARRIS, PAK, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                    
               PAK, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                 



                                                    DECISION ON APPEAL                                                           
                      This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 the examiner’s final rejection of                    
               claims 17 through 29.  Claims 1 through 11 and 14 through 16, the remaining claims in the present                 
               application, have been indicated to be allowable by the examiner.                                                 













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