The opinion in support of the decision being entered
today was not written for publication in a law journal
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
Paper No. 34
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
Ex parte RAINER AUTENRIETH
and
ANDREAS CHRISTEN
Appeal No. 2002-1612
Application No. 09/048,984
HEARD: February 4, 2003
Before KIMLIN, PAK and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges.
KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 3
and 5, all the claims remaining in the present application.
Claim 1 is illustrative:
1. Reformation reactor, comprising a reaction chamber
through which a gas stream to be reformed is flowed and into
which a charge of a reformation catalyst material is loaded; a
catalyst supply container; a loading channel connecting the
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