Ex parte CHRISTENSON - 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                      for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26           
                     UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                          Ex parte RONALD E. CHRISTENSON                              
                                and GARWIN MCNEILUS                                   
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                                Appeal No. 1999-1753                                  
                             Application No. 08/515,815                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before CALVERT, COHEN, and STAAB, Administrative Patent                     
          Judges.                                                                     
          STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         





                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection               
          of claims 7-9, 13 and 22-24, all the claims currently pending.              
               Appellants’ invention pertains to an improvement in the                
          loading of refuse collecting and hauling vehicles.  An                      
          understanding of the invention can be derived from a reading                







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