Ex Parte BERGHOLZ et al - Page 1



               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               and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20            

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                        
                                                                                      
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                                                                      
                       Ex parte RALF BERGHOLZ, HUBERT WEISSER                          
          and KLAUS TIMM                                                               
                                                                                      
                                 Appeal No. 2002-1867                                  
                              Application No. 08/859,635                               
                                                                                      
                                HEARD: APRIL 10, 2003                                  
                                                                                      
          Before KRASS, JERRY SMITH and BARRY, Administrative Patent                   
          Judges.                                                                      
          KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                          

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                   

               This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of                
          claims 1, 2, and 12-14.                                                      
               The invention is directed to a vehicle collision avoidance              
          system.  In particular, adequate space between vehicles is                   
          controlled by using vehicle speed and a transfer function which              
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