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                    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               journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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                                    
                                  ________________                                    
                    Ex parte JUERGEN ZIMMERMANN and WALTER GROTE                      
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1998-0476                                  
                               Application 08/397,157                                 
                                  ________________                                    
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before THOMAS, HECKER and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges.              
          HECKER, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
                    This is a decision on appeal from the final                       
          rejection of claims 7 through 13.  Claims 8 through 12 were                 
          canceled by an amendment after final rejection, paper no. 8,                
          and claim 13 was canceled by a supplemental amendment, paper                



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