Ex parte KOCH - 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                written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17         
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                               Ex parte RUSSELL W. KOCH                               
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                                 Appeal No. 1999-2492                                 
                              Application No. 08/801,676                              
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                                       ON BRIEF                                       
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          Before,GARRIS, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent            
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         


                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal               
          to allow claims 1-5 and 10-15, which are all of the claims                  
          pending in this application.                                                
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellant’s invention relates to an adhesive laminate                  
          containing a rubber priming layer, an adhesive layer and a                  
          metal priming layer.  Moreover, appellant is concerned with a               
          rubber vehicle air spring bonded to a support sleeve with the               
          adhesive laminate.  An understanding of the invention can be                






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