Ex parte SCHUURMAN et al. - Page 1




               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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24           


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                 AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                  ________________                                    
                Ex parte JOHANNES H. SCHUURMAN, PODUTOORI R. REDDY,                   
                          BART BARMENTLO and FREEK RECKWEG                            
                                  ________________                                    
                                Appeal No. 1998-0787                                  
                             Application No. 08/491,769                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH and PAK, Administrative Patent                 
          Judges.                                                                     
          KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        



                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is an appeal from the final rejection of claim 14.                
          Claims 2-10 and 12, the other claims remaining in the present               
          application, have been allowed by the examiner.  Appealed                   
          claim 14 reads as follows:                                                  


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