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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 16
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOSEPH A. VON FRAUNHOFER
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Appeal No. 1998-2273
Application 08/504,679
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WARREN and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 1 through 23. Claims 24 and 25 are also of record and have been withdrawn
from consideration by the examiner under 37 CFR § 1.142(b). Claim 1 is illustrative of the
claims on appeal:
1. A method of treating metallic surfaces for corrosion inhibition, comprising the steps
of:
a. introducing tobacco into a solution selected from the group consisting of alkaline
media and basic media;
b. extracting tobacco residue from the tobacco in solution;
and
c. applying the tobacco residue extracted in accordance with step “b” to the metallic
surface.
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