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today was not written for publication and is not binding
precedent of the Board.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. 30
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ANDREAS WINTER, JURGEN ROHRMANN,
MARTIN ANTBERG, VOLKER DOLLE and WALTER SPALECK
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Appeal No. 1998-3272
Application 08/461,3931
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge.
Decision on Appeal
This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner finally
rejecting claims 17, 18 and 23 through 41. Subsequent to the final rejection, appellants amended
claims 23 through 27, 29 through 39 and 41, added 42, and canceled claims 28 and 40, leaving
claims 17, 18, 23 through 27, 29 through 39, 41 and 42 for our consideration on appeal, which
are all of the claims in the application.
Claim 23, as it appears in the appendix to appellants’ brief, is illustrative of the claims on
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