Ex parte GUNZEL et al. - Page 1




                         THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION                 
          The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for
          publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. 
                                                               Paper No. 18           
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                     Ex parte WOLFGANG GUNZEL and PETER BACHMAN                       
                                 __________________                                   
                                Appeal No. 2000-0979                                  
                               Application 08/767,7341                                
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                  ________________                                    
          Before LEE, GARDNER-LANE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent                  
          Judges.                                                                     
          MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-5, 8, 11 and 14-17.              
          A.   Findings of Fact                                                       
               1.   The appellants state that the real party in interest              
          is U.S. Philips Corporation.  (Brief at 1).                                 
               2.   The application on appeal contains claims 1-17.                   
               3.   The examiner has indicated that claims 6, 7, 9, 10,               

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                    Application for patent filed December 16, 1996.                   





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