THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 39 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JURG FAAS and PETER BRUTSCH __________ Appeal No. 96-3149 Application 08/305,4281 __________ HEARD: November 13, 1997 __________ Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the decision of the examiner finally rejecting claims 13, 14, 17 and 18. Claims 1 through 7, 10 through 12, 15, 16, 19 and 20 have been allowed, and claims 8 and 9 have been canceled. 1Application for patent filed September 13, 1994. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of Application 08/041,679 filed April 1, 1993, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007