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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                    publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17        
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                     
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                        
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                 
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                           Ex parte WILLIAM THOMAS SUMMERS                          
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                                 Appeal No. 2004-1635                               
                              Application No. 10/083,915                            
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                                       ON BRIEF                                     
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         Before OWENS, KRATZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                
         KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                
              This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final                
         rejection of claims 1-3, which are all of the claims pending in            
         this application.                                                          
                                     BACKGROUND                                     
              Appellant's invention relates to a step for climbing.  An             
         understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading of            
         exemplary claim 1, which is reproduced below.                              






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