Ex parte GRAVEMANN 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                     not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30                                          

                                               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                                               
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                                                      BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                                               
                                                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                                                                             
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                                         Ex parte HORST GRAVEMANN and THOMAS HELMENKAMP                                                                                                
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                                                                     Appeal No. 1996-2484                                                                                              
                                                                  Application 08/239,4391                                                                                              
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                                                                  HEARD: January 12, 2000                                                                                              
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                     Before OWENS, WALTZ and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent                                                                                                          
                     Judges.                                                                                                                                                           
                     OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                                               

                                                                        DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                                             
                                This is an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow                                                                                                 
                     claims 21-34 as amended after final rejection.  These are all                                                                                                     




                                1Application for patent filed May 6, 1994.  According to                                                                                               
                     appellants, the application is a continuation of Application                                                                                                      
                     07/994,385, filed December 21, 1992, now abandoned.                                                                                                               
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