Ex parte KHARAS et al. - Page 1




                                    THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                                                                        
                          The opinion in support of the decision being entered                                                                          
                          today (1) was not written for publication in a law                                                                            
                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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 KARL C. KHARAS, MICHAEL G. HENK and HEINZ J. ROBOTA                                                                      
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                                                           Appeal No. 95-4932                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 07/990,2161                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before SOFOCLEOUS, CAROFF and WEIFFENBACH, Administrative                                                                              
                 Patent Judges.                                                                                                                         
                 CAROFF, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   
                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           

                          This decision on appeal relates to the final rejection of                                                                     
                 claims 1 and 3-12, all the claims remaining in the involved                                                                            
                 application.                                                                                                                           
                          The claims relate to a multi-component catalyst for                                                                           
                 removing carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons, and especially                                                                                 
                 nitrogen oxides (NO ) from the exhaust gases of a lean-burn                                                                            
                                                    x                                                                                                   

                          1Application for patent filed December 14, 1992.                                                                              





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