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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                                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23                                                                                                  

                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                    
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                                     BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                     
                                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                                          
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                                           Ex parte TODD MICHEL GROTE,                                                      
                                              BRIAN KEITH HUCKABEE,                                                         
                                                 THOMAS MULHERN,                                                            
                                              DENIS MARTIN SOBIERAY,                                                        
                                                           and                                                              
                                                ROBERT DANIEL TITUS                                                         
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                    Appeal No. 2003-1991                                                                                    
                                            Application No. 09/412,258                                                      
                                                      ____________                                                          

                                                        ON BRIEF                                                            
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              Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges.                                
              LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                       

                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                          
                     This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner                              
              refusing to allow claims 3 and 30, which are all the claims pending in this application.                      









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