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not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the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. 19
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JOHANNES SCHMITT
and MATTHAUS KOCH
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Appeal No. 2002-1556
Application 09/409,583
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ON BRIEF
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Before STAAB, MCQUADE, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Johannes Schmitt et al. appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1 through 7, 9, 11 and 13 through 20. Claims 8, 10 and
12, the only other claims pending in the application, stand
objected to as depending from rejected base claims.
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a device and method for preventing
rollback of a vehicle on an incline” (specification, page 1).
Representative claim 1 reads as follows:
1. A device for preventing a rollback of a vehicle on an
incline, the vehicle including a brake system, at least one front
wheel and at least one rear wheel, the brake system being
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