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          The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not          
          written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.          

                                                            Paper No. 15              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                    _____________                                     
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                 Ex parte JENS STEFAN SCHNEIDER, FRANK STANGLMEIER,                   
                                 and BERND SCHUMANN                                   
                                    _____________                                     
                                Appeal No. 2004-1856                                  
                             Application No. 09/908,413                               
                                   ______________                                     
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                   _______________                                    

          Before GARRIS, WARREN, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.             
          GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.                                        


                                 DECISION ON APPEAL                                   
               This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of            
          claims 1-4 which are all of the claims remaining in the                     
          application.                                                                
               The subject matter on appeal relates to a coated structure.            
          With reference to the appellants’ drawing, the structure                    
          comprises a ceramic substrate 11, an electrically conductive base           
          coat 13, a porous overcoat 15 and at least one additional layer             








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