Ex Parte HOFMEESTER 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                                publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27                                                                               
                           UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                   
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                               BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                      
                                         AND INTERFERENCES                                             
                                             ____________                                              
                      Ex parte GERRIT H. HOFMEESTER and JOHANNES A. M. KEMP                            
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                                          Appeal No. 2000-0265                                         
                                        Application No. 08/927,903                                     
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                                               ON BRIEF                                                
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            Before THOMAS, DIXON, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges.                             
            DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                        


                                         DECISION ON APPEAL                                            
                  This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 3-5    
            and 7-9, which are all of the claims pending in this application.  Claims 2 and 6 have     
            been canceled.                                                                             


                  We REVERSE.                                                                          











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