Ex Parte NITSCHKE 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                               publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18                       

                             UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                              
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                                  BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                
                                             AND INTERFERENCES                                                      
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                                          Ex parte DAVID B. NITSCHKE,                                               
                                     EUSTANCE HAROLD MUMFORD AND                                                    
                                               DEAN M. NITSCHKE                                                     
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                                              Appeal No. 2001-0083                                                  
                                              Application 08/975,267                                                
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                                                    ON BRIEF                                                        
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             Before OWENS, DELMENDO and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.                                        
             MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                    
                                             DECISION ON APPEAL                                                     

                    This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from a final rejection of claims 1, 5, 13,              
             15, and 16.  Claims 2-4, 6-12 and 14 are objected to.  Claims 17-21 have been                          
             cancelled.                                                                                             
                                                     CLAIMS                                                         
                    Claim 1 is representative of the claims on appeal, and reads as follows:                        
                    1.     Apparatus for forming heated glass sheets comprising:                                    
                    a housing having a heated chamber;                                                              







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