Ex Parte Goerenz 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                     publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.           
                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                      
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                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                          
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                  
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                      Ex parte WALTER GOERENZ, ULLRICH BILLERT,                       
                        DIETER LINNHOFER, WALTER NIEVELSTEIN,                         
                      ROLF VAN DER MEULEN, and VOLKMAR OFFERMANN                      
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                                 Appeal No. 2005-1577                                 
                              Application No. 09/851,159                              
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                               HEARD: September 14, 2005                              
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          Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent            
          Judges.                                                                     
          KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judge.                                         

                                  DECISION ON APPEAL                                  
               This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's refusal to            
          allow claims 1-3, 5-7 and 9-22.  Claim 4, which is the only other           
          claim pending in this application, stands withdrawn from further            
          consideration by the examiner as drawn to a non-elected                     
          invention.                                                                  
                                     BACKGROUND                                       
               Appellants' invention relates to a laminated glazing unit              
          and method of preparing same.  An understanding of the invention            






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