Ex parte STEINMETZ 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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                            Ex parte HANS W. STEINMETZ,                               
                                ALFRED MESSMER and                                    
                                    DIRK A. PETRY                                     
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1998-0402                                  
                             Application No. 08/490,046                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner                    
          finally rejecting claims 1-5, which constitute all of the                   
          claims of record in the application.                                        


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