Ex parte MULLER - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24                                                   

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                                          Ex parte HANS MULLER                                                                          
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                                                          Appeal No. 1998-1868                                                                          
                                                       Application 08/514,3771                                                                          
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                                                     HEARD:  NOVEMBER 15, 1999                                                                          
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                 Before STAAB, McQUADE and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                                          
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Hans Muller appeals from the final rejection of claims 1,                                                                     
                 6, 30 and 31.   Claims 2 through 5 and 7 through 29, the only2                                                                                                              

                          1Application for patent filed August 11, 1995.                                                                                
                          2The appellant amended claims 1, 6 and 31 subsequent to                                                                       
                 final rejection via the paper (Paper No. 19) filed with the                                                                            
                 reply brief (Paper No. 18) on March 19, 1998 .  Although the                                                                           
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