Ex parte MALOW - Page 1




                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                written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                                Ex parte SIEGMAR MALOW                                
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                                 Appeal No. 1999-1531                                 
                              Application No. 08/675,912                              
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                                HEARD: OCTOBER 25, 2000                               
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          Before COHEN, McQUADE, and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                     
          COHEN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 11                
          through 15.  These claims constitute all of the claims                      
          remaining in the application.                                               


               Appellant’s invention pertains to a conveyor for                       
          advancing items in a conveying direction, in combination with               
          force-exerting means for exerting an abutting force.  A basic               
          understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading                






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