Ex parte KIPPHAN 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                  not binding precedent of the Board.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. 72                                  
                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                          
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                                              BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                          
                                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                                            
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                                      Ex parte HELMUT KIPPHAN, GERHARD LOFFLER,                                                                           
                                                     GUIDO KELLER, and HANS OTT                                                                           
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                                                             Appeal No.96-0992                                                                            
                                                        Application 08/293,9361                                                                           
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                                                       HEARD: December 10, 1998                                                                           
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                  Before CALVERT, STAAB, and STAAB, Administrative Patent                                                                                 
                  Judges.                                                                                                                                 
                  STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                     

                                                            DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                            
                           This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection                                                                       
                  of claims 27 through 52.  Claims 21 through 26, the only other                                                                          


                           1Application for patent filed August 22, 1994. According                                                                       
                  to appellants, the application is a continuation of                                                                                     
                  Application 07/915,751, filed July 21,1992; which is a                                                                                  
                  continuation of Application 06/939,966, filed December 10,                                                                              
                  1986.                                                                                                                                   
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