Ex parte SEXTL 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           for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20         
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    ____________                                      
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    ____________                                      
             Ex parte ELFRIEDE SEXTL, ECKEHART ROLAND, PETER KLEINSCHMIT              
                                    and AKOS KISS                                     
                                    ____________                                      
                                Appeal No. 1997-1549                                  
                             Application No. 08/208,143                               
                                    ____________                                      
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                    ____________                                      
          Before OWENS, KRATZ and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of               
          claims 1, 2 and 4-21, which are all of the claims remaining in              
          the application.                                                            
                                      INVENTION                                       
               Appellants’ claimed invention is directed toward a method              
          for removing organic material from exhaust air and/or                       







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