Ex parte SOMMERMEYER 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12                                                   

                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
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                                     Ex parte KURT M. SOMMERMEYER and JAMES RASE                                                                        
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                                                           Appeal No. 99-0096                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/640,2361                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before CALVERT, McQUADE and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent                                                                            
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Kurt M. Sommermeyer et al. appeal from the final                                                                              
                 rejection of claims 1 through 7, 9 and 10.  Claim 8, the only                                                                          
                 other claim pending in the application, stands objected to as                                                                          


                          1Application for patent filed April 30, 1996.                                                                                 
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