Ex Parte Kuhn - Page 1



                             The opinion in support of the decision being entered today                                       
                                         is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHAEL KUHN                                                           
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                                                    Appeal 2007-1215                                                          
                                                 Application 10/702,724                                                       
                                                 Technology Center 3600                                                       
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                                                 Decided:  June 19, 2007                                                      
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                  Before EDWARD C. KIMLIN, CHARLES F. WARREN, and                                                             
                  PETER F. KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                               
                  KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                        

                                                DECISION ON APPEAL                                                            
                         This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 2, 6-9, and                                  
                  11-14.  Claim 1 is illustrative:                                                                            
                         1. A hydropneumatic suspension, comprising:                                                          
                         at least one suspension cylinder; at least one suspension accumulator;                               
                         a controllable, proportional and pilot-actuated valve connecting said                                
                  cylinder and said accumulator and being movable between an open position                                    
                  providing fluid communication therethrough and a closed position blocking                                   
                  fluid communication therethrough, said pilot-actuated valve being movable                                   
                                                                                                                             



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