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for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 12
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte FRIEDHELM BECKMANN
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Appeal No. 2004-1133
Application No. 09/796,253
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ON BRIEF
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Before KIMLIN, WARREN, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges.
WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s
final rejection of claims 1 through 19, which are the only claims
pending in this application. We have jurisdiction pursuant to
35 U.S.C. § 134.
According to appellant, the invention is directed to a method
of producing a composite component with a foamed surface, where a
substrate is placed in a mold and the top surface of the substrate
has deposited thereon a layer of unfoamed or only partly prefoamed
material, and this foamable material is expanded by heating until
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