Ex parte STEPHANI 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               written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16              


                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                             Ex parte DIETRICH STEPHANI                               
                                        and                                           
                                   HEINZ MITLEHNER                                    
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 1999-0887                                  
                             Application No. 08/702,074                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    
          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent                
          Judges.                                                                     
          RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judge.                                      

                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on the appeal from the final rejection              
          of claims 1, 4, 5, and 9-36.  Claims 2, 3, and 6-8 have been                
          indicated by the Examiner to be allowable subject to being                  
          rewritten in independent form to include all of the                         
          limitations of the base and intervening claims.                             
               The claimed invention relates to a barrier junction                    






Page:  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9  10  11  12  13  Next 

Last modified: November 3, 2007