Ex parte WACHTLER 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21                             

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                        Ex parte ANDREAS WACHTLER, REINHARD HITTICH, EIKE POETSCH,                                                                      
                                    HERBERT PLACH, DAVID COATES, BERNHARD RIEGER                                                                        
                                                           and JOACHIM KRAUSE                                                                           
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                                                           Appeal No. 97-1278                                                                           
                                                    Application No. 08/046,2861                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before KIMLIN, WARREN and ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                         
                 KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   



                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 10                                                                       
                 and 11.  Claim 9, the other claim remaining in the present                                                                             

                          1Application for patent filed April 15, 1993.  According                                                                      
                 to appellants, this application is a division of Application                                                                           
                 No. 07/585,165, filed October 16, 1990, now abandoned.                                                                                 
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