Ex parte VONDRACEK et al. - Page 1




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                         THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                         
                The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                                                    
                (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and                                                                      
                (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HANS VONDRACEK                                                                    
                                                         and HEINZ KROBER                                                                     
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                                                        Appeal No. 96-4172                                                                    
                                                  Application 08/098,5941                                                                     
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                                                          ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge,                                                                        
                ABRAMS and PATE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                                
                PATE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                             
                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                    
                                 This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                                                         
                16, 17, 19 through 22 and 28 through 30.  These are the only                                                                  
                claims remaining in the application.2                                                                                         

                         1Application for patent filed July 28, 1993.                                                                         
                         2As far as can be determined by the Board, a response                                                                
                to the final rejection was received August 30, 1995, from                                                                     
                appellants.  The response was responded to by the examiner                                                                    
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