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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          was not written for publication and is not binding precedent                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. 21              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte DANIEL GAGNON                                 
                                         and                                          
                                    CHI-HUA TUNG                                      
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                                Appeal No. 2004-0586                                  
                               Application 09/710,395                                 
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, KRASS, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of               
          claims 1-4, 6, 8, 9, 11-17, 19-26 and 28-30.                                
               The invention is directed to nuclear imaging systems.  In              
          particular, the invention pertains to a method for diagnostic               
          imaging, and a gamma camera therefor, whereby a detector head               
          having a face for receiving radiation is segmented into side-by-            

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