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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROLAND HOURTICOLON, REINHARD ELTNER,
JUERGEN LATZEL, GERD GOEBEL,
PETRO MENDIA and AXEL GEISLER
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Appeal No. 2003-2033
Application No. 09/154,130
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ON BRIEF
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Before OWENS, KRATZ, and TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges
OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This appeal is from the final rejection of claims 10-12.
Claims 2 and 4-9, which are all of the other claims pending in
the application, have been allowed.
THE INVENTION
The appellants claim a liquid distributor which includes a
drainage outlet cleaning element and is adapted for use inside a
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