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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MAXIMILIAN KLEIN and PETER LUTZ
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Appeal No. 2002-1392
Application No. 09/390,996
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HEARD: February 19, 2003
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Before GROSS, LEVY, and SAADAT, Administrative Patent Judges.
GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final
rejection of claims 1, 8, 9, 12 through 14, and 21 through 27.
Appellants' invention relates to a device for detecting
states of movement of a user's body and for generating signals
corresponding to the results of the detection. Claim 1 is
illustrative of the claimed invention, and it reads as follows:
1. A device for detecting certain states of movement of a
body of a user and for generating signals corresponding to a
result of a detection for subsequent processing in a data
processing system, comprising:
a bearing device for supporting the body of the user;
said bearing device further comprising a support unit
mounted in a tiltable manner on a base part;
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