The opinion in support of the decision being entered today
was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of
the Board.
Paper No. 26
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte RUDOLF W. GUNNERMAN
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Appeal No. 1996-3826
Application 08/222,477
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ON BRIEF
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Before WARREN, KRATZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting
claims 1 through 35 and refusing to allow claims 36 through 45 as amended subsequent to the final
rejection. Claims 1, 13 and 361 are illustrative of the claims on appeal:
1. A stable, storage fuel combustible in an internal combustion engine which is substantially
nonflammable outside the engine comprising an at least two-phased fluid emulsion of 20 to 80 vol %
water, carbonaceous fuel selected from the group consisting of gasoline, straight run gasoline, kerosene
fuel, diesel fuel, gaseous carbon-containing fuel, carbon synthetic fuels, biomass derived oils and
1 We have reproduced claims 1, 13 and 36 as they appear of record in the amendments of March 13,
1995 (Paper No. 10), August 11, 1995 (Paper No. 13) and November 13, 1995 (Paper No. 16), the
latter entered by the examiner as set forth in the advisory action of November 30, 1995 (Paper No.
17). A copy of these claims is appended to appellant’s brief as Exhibit C.
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