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             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                    for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                     ____________                                     
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                                Ex parte SIEGFRIED RUMP                               
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                                 Appeal No. 1998-0675                                 
                              Application No. 08/423,512                              
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                                HEARD: August 16, 2001                                
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          Before JERRY SMITH, DIXON, and BARRY, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          BARRY, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         



                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from                
          the rejection of claims 1-9 and 11-17.  We reverse.                         


                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               The invention at issue in this appeal adapts the                       
          triggering of an automatic braking operation of a motor                     
          vehicle.  The automatic braking operation produces a brake                  
          pressure higher than that corresponding to the position of a                






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