Ex Parte STOLL 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                             is not binding precedent of the Board                    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. 23                   
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
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                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
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                                Ex parte KLAUS STOLL,                                 
                                  ANDREUS THUERMER                                    
                                   and RAINER WOLF                                    
                                     ___________                                      
                                Appeal No. 2000-0459                                  
                             Application No. 08/838,584                               
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                                      ON BRIEF                                        
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          Before WINTERS, KRATZ and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge.                                   

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal to            
          allow claims 2, 18, 24-37, 39-41 and 43.  Claims 1, 3, 5-7, 14-             
          17, 21-23 and 38 have been canceled.  Claims 4, 8-13, 19, 20 and            
          42 have been withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a            
          non-elected invention.                                                      
               The subject matter on appeal is represented by claims 29 and           
          24, set forth below:                                                        







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