Ex Parte WILDMANN et al - Page 1



               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                         not binding precedent of the Board                           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. 26                   
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
                                    _______________                                   
                           BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                         
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
                                    _______________                                   
                                Ex parte DANIEL WILDMANN                              
                                 and CHRISTA BUCHMANN                                 
                                     ______________                                   
                                   Appeal No. 2003-0517                               
                              Application 08/899,848                                  
                                    _______________                                   
                              ON BRIEF                                                
                                    _______________                                   
          Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges.          
          THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        
                                                                                     
                                   DECISION ON APPEAL                                 
               Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's              
          final rejection of claims 1-16.                                             
               Representative claim 10 is reproduced below:                           
               10.  A method for following the common edge of sheet metal             
          blanks before welding the edges together and/or for inspecting              
          the edges or a weld seam formed at the edges after welding,                 
          comprising:                                                                 


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