The opinion in support of the decision being
entered today was not written for publication
and is not binding precedent of the Board.
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte ROLF MINTGEN and CASTOR FUHRMANN
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Appeal No. 2005-0487
Application No. 09/961,821
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ON BRIEF
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Before FRANKFORT, MCQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges.
MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
Rolf Mintgen et al. appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1 and 3 through 10, all of the claims pending in the
application.1
THE INVENTION
The invention relates to “a piston-cylinder assembly with a
braking device” (specification, page 2). Representative claim 1
reads as follows:
1 Claim 5 has been amended subsequent to final rejection.
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