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               The opinion in support of the decision being entered                   
               today was not written for publication in a law journal                 
               and is not binding precedent of the Board.                             
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                                                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                                                                     
                            Ex parte JACQUELINE DRECKSEL                              
                                                                                     
                                Appeal No. 2005-1069                                  
                             Application No. 10/061,137                               
                                                                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                                                                     
          Before KIMLIN, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-4               
          and 6-20, all the claims remaining in the present application.              
          Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                    
               1.  An educational system, comprising:                                 
          a simulated collection area comprising an area configured to                
               simulate a geographic locale where an item of interest                 
               naturally occurs;                                                      
          a bulk collection material placed into said simulated collection            
               area, said bulk collection material comprising a number of             
               items of interest and a bulk material from which said items            
               of interest may be extracted; and                                      
          a simulated preparation facility, said simulated preparation                
               facility comprising an area configured to simulate a                   
               facility where said items of interest are prepared for use.            
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