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            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            written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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                        
                                    _____________                                      
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                    _____________                                      
                                       Ex parte                                        
                       Reinhard Langer and Alexander Klausener                         
                                    ______________                                     
                                 Appeal No. 2004-1590                                  
                                Application 10/009,699                                 
                                    ______________                                     
                                       ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                     
          Before GARRIS, DELMENDO and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent               
          Judges.                                                                      
          PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                    
                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from              
          the examiner’s final rejection of claims 11 through 24.                      
               Claims 11 and 17 are representative of the subject matter on            
          appeal.  A copy of claim 11 is set forth in the attached                     
          appendix.                                                                    
               Claims 11 through 16 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as            
          being obvious over Handrick.                                                 
               Claim 17 through 24 stands rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103 as            
          being obvious over Ogilvie in view of Handrick.                              









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