Ex Parte HEINZ 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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                               Ex parte RUDOLF HEINZ,                                 
                                 KLAUS-PETER SCHMOLL                                  
                                         and                                          
                                  FRIEDRICH BÖCKING                                   
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                                Appeal No. 2002-0563                                  
                             Application No. 09/381,755                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.           
          HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims                   
          7 through 11.                                                               
               The disclosed invention relates to the structure of a                  
          piezoelectric actuator.                                                     
               Claim 7 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it                
          reads as follows:                                                           







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