Ex parte STEININGER et al. - 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          not written for publication and is not binding precedent of                 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. 23              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
            Ex parte GERHARD STEININGER, RAINER LUDWIG and GERD HOFFMANN              
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 1998-0758                                  
                               Application 08/434,073                                 
                                     ___________                                      
                              HEARD: February 22, 2001                                
                                     ___________                                      

          Before OWENS, KRATZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative                   
          Patent Judges.                                                              
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of               
          claims 9-15 and refusal to allow claim 16 as amended after                  
          final rejection.  These are all of the claims remaining in the              
          application.                                                                


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