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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               today was not written for publication and is not                       
               binding precedent of the Board.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                       
                                  ________________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                  ________________                                    
                    Ex parte MARSHALL L. LAJOIE, PEDRO FERNANDEZ                      
                              and CHARLES D. FORAN, JR.                               
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 2003-2069                                  
                               Application 09/414,867                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                              HEARD: FEBRUARY 19, 2004                                
                                  ________________                                    
          Before JERRY SMITH, BARRY and SAADAT, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                                                                                     
          This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134                      
          from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-35, which constitute              
          all the claims in the application.  An amendment after final                
          rejection was filed on July 22, 2002 but was denied entry by the            
          examiner.                                                                   
                                                                                     

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