Ex Parte Kramer 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                                     for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                                                 

                          UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                             
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                                BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                              
                                              AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                 
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                Ex parte DENNIS A. KRAMER, FREDERICK A. JELLEY, JOSEPH A. KAY, JAMES R.                                                         
                  BRICHTA, DENNIS G. O'REILLY, CHRISTOPHER S. KEENEY and JAEHO KWAK                                                             
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                                                 Appeal No. 2006-0168                                                                           
                                               Application No. 10/459,052                                                                       
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                                                        ON BRIEF                                                                                
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              Before OWENS, CRAWFORD, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                   
              CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                            


                                               DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                               
                     This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 6, 8,                                      
              9 and 13 to 17.                                                                                                                   
                     The appellants' invention relates to a brake system for a motor vehicle                                                    
              (specification, p. 1).  A copy of the claims under appeal is set forth in the appendix to                                         
              the appellants' brief.                                                                                                            
                                                     The prior art                                                                              
                     The prior art references of record relied upon by the examiner in rejecting the                                            
              appealed claims are:                                                                                                              
















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