Ex parte STEFFEN - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the                                                                               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 MICHAEL STEFFEN                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1997-2076                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/175,7181                                                                         
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before HAIRSTON, KRASS and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                 


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1-3,                                                                     
                 all of the claims pending in the present application.                                                                                  
                          The claimed invention relates to an internal vibrator for                                                                     
                 compacting concrete which has a vibrator housing containing an                                                                         
                 eccentric mass driven by an electric motor.  Further included                                                                          


                          1Application for patent filed December 30, 1993.                                                                              





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