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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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 32              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                                                                      

                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                                                                      

                          Ex parte GEORGE FRANCIS DESTEFANO                            
                                                                                      
                                 Appeal No. 2002-1971                                  
                               Application 09/020,6681                                 
                                                                                      
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                      
          Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent             
          Judges.                                                                      
          BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134(a) from              
          the rejection of claims 15-18, 20, 65, and 83-95.  Claims 1-14,              
          19, 21-64, and 66-82 have been canceled.                                     
               We reverse.                                                             


          1  Application for patent filed February 9, 1998, entitled                   
          "Three-Dimensional Model to Facilitate User Comprehension and                
          Management of Information."                                                  
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