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        1              The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was                         
        2           not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.                    
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        5               UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                             
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        8                    BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                               
        9                                AND INTERFERENCES                                                    
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       12               Ex parte GUENTHER SCHMIDT and GERDA SCHMIDT                                           
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       15                                  Appeal No. 2007-0359                                               
       16                               Application No. 10/485,356                                            
       17                                 Technology Center 3600                                              
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       20                                  Decided: June 15, 2007                                             
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       22 Before WILLIAM F. PATE, III, TERRY J. OWENS, and MURRIEL E.                                         
       23                                                                                                     
       23 CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                             
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       25 OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                 
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       29                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                   
       30          The Appellants appeal from a rejection of claims 10-12 and 16-18, which are                
       31   all of the pending claims.                                                                        
       32                                    THE INVENTION                                                    
       33          The Appellants claim a method for degassing a vehicle hydraulic brake                      
       34   system, and a master cylinder for use in that method.  Claims 10 and 18 are                       
       35   illustrative:                                                                                     




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