Ex Parte Hintenlang et al - Page 1



                      The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is                  
                                  not binding precedent of the Board.                                

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                      
                                           ____________                                              
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                        
                                      AND INTERFERENCES                                              
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                                  Ex parte DIETER HINTENLANG,                                        
                                      DIETER UNRATH AND                                              
                                         HANS WIEGAND                                                
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                                         Appeal 2007-1399                                            
                                       Application 10/013,123                                        
                                      Technology Center 1700                                         
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                                       Decided: July 23, 2007                                        
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              Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, CHARLES F. WARREN, and JEFFREY T.                             
              SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                   
              KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                   


                                      DECISION ON APPEAL                                             
                    This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-10.  Claim 1 is           
              illustrative:                                                                          
                    1.  A method of producing a filter having radial pleats comprising:              
                    pleating a starter filter sheet to form folds in the starter filter sheet,       





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