Ex parte MAUER - 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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DIETER MAUER                                                                          
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                                                           Appeal No. 99-0165                                                                           
                                                       Application 08/478,0701                                                                          
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                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
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                 Before FRANKFORT, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                                                                             
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                  


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           
                          Dieter Mauer appeals from the final rejection of claims                                                                       
                 16 through 21, all of the claims pending in the application.                                                                           


                          1Application for patent filed June 7, 1995.  According                                                                        
                 to appellant, the application is a division of Application                                                                             
                 08/154,649, filed November 18, 1993, now U.S. Patent No.                                                                               
                 5,478,051, issued December 26, 1995, which is a division of                                                                            
                 Application 07/857,021, filed March 24, 1992, now abandoned.                                                                           
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