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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              today was not written for publication and is not                      
              binding precedent of the Board.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. 30                  

                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                  ________________                                  
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                  ________________                                  
              Ex parte ALAN N. MOE, BRUCE J. CARLSON, SCOTT M. ADAMS                
                                 and RONALD VACCARO                                 
                                  ________________                                  
                                Appeal No. 2004-0031                                
                               Application 09/485,656                               
                                  ________________                                  
                                HEARD: APRIL 14, 2004                               
                                  ________________                                  
         Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING and DIXON, 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 2-8, 10, 19-22, 24 and             
         26-28.  Claims 9 and 23 have been indicated to contain allowable           
         subject matter by the examiner.  Claims 1, 11-18, 25 and 29-34             
         have been cancelled.  An amendment after final rejection was               
         filed on December 5, 2002 and was entered by the examiner.                 


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