Ex Parte Schwarz et al - 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                                     is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HERIBERT SCHWARZ,                                                  
                                             THOMAS SEITH and                                                      
                                              ARTUR WEIGAND                                                        
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                                               Appeal 2007-2193                                                    
                                            Application 10/816,369                                                 
                                            Technology Center 1700                                                 
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                                           Decided: August 16, 2007                                                
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                Before BRADLEY R. GARRIS, THOMAS A. WALTZ, and                                                     
                CATHERINE Q. TIMM, Administrative Patent Judges.                                                   
                GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                               

                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                      
                       Appellants appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 the final rejection of claims                       
                1-7, 9, 11, and 13-22.1  We have jurisdiction over the appeal pursuant to                          
                35 U.S.C. § 6(b).                                                                                  

                                                                                                                  
                1 Claim 18 is not included in the “Claims Appendix” of the Brief.  However,                        
                it is clear from the record and Appellants’ statement that “Claims 1-7, 9, 11                      



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