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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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 GERHARD WISSING
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Appeal No. 2000-0996
Application 08/836,940
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, TIMM and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal and Opinion
We have carefully considered the record in this appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134, including
the opposing views of the examiner, in the answer, and appellant, in the brief, and based on our
review, find that we cannot sustain any of the grounds of rejection of record: appealed claims
21 through 23 and 25 through 32, under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tornero
in view of Kohama et al.1 (Kohama) and optionally in view of Knaus et al. (Knaus); appealed
claim 24 under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tornero in view of Kohama and
optionally in view of Knaus, and further in view of Andrews et al. (Andrews); appealed claim 33
under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as being unpatentable over Tornero in view of Kohama and optionally
1 Kohama is a published United Kingdom Patent Application.
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