Ex parte HOCHMUTH - Page 1




                                                       Paper No. 16                   

               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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                       
                                   _______________                                    
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
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                              Ex parte JOHN K. HOCHMUTH                               
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                                 Appeal No. 98-1310                                   
                              Application 08/368,6851                                 
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                                   ON BRIEF                                           
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          Before CALVERT, MEISTER and NASE, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          MEISTER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                       
                                                                                     
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               John K. Hockmuth (the appellant) appeals from the final                
          rejection of claims 1-5 and 8-17, the only claims remaining in              




               Application for patent filed January 4, 1995.1                                                                     
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