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                                    written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                          

                           UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                            
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                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                            
                                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                               
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                                    Ex parte ANTHONY C. GAETA, GWO SHIN SWEI                                                    
                                                 and EDMUND F. BUTRYN                                                           
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                                                    Appeal No. 2005-2231                                                        
                                                 Application No. 09/952,931                                                     
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                                                          ON BRIEF                                                              
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               Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                     
               Timm, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                               

                                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                                            
                      Claims 1-16 are pending in this application.  This appeal involves claims 1-13, 15, and                   
               16.  The Examiner has withdrawn claim 14 from consideration.  We have jurisdiction over the                      
               appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.                                                                              
                      Based on our review of the issues on appeal as presented in the Brief and Answer, we                      
               affirm.                                                                                                          










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