Ex Parte Grabscheid 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                         written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOACHIM GRABSCHEID, ULRICH BEGEMANN,                                                        
                                   OSWALD SATZGER, WOLFGANG MAYER,                                                             
                                    RALF RZIHA, WOLFGANG BAMBERGER,                                                            
                                      GEORG KLEISER, and THOMAS RUHL                                                           
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                                                    Appeal 2006-2948                                                           
                                                 Application 10/194,872                                                        
                                                 Technology Center 1700                                                        
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                                             Decided:  November 28, 2006                                                       
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                  Before KIMLIN, KRATZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent                                            
                  Judges.                                                                                                      
                  KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                         

                                    SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION ON APPEAL                                                            
                          The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences issued a Decision on                                   
                  Appellants’ appeal on September 12, 2006.  We affirmed the Examiner’s                                        
                  decision to reject the claims on appeal.  Appellants filed a timely Reply                                    
                  Brief on September 19, 2006 (certificate of mailing September 15, 2006).                                     

                                                                                                                              




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