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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HERBERT TRATZ, REINER ENGELHARDT and GEORG LOSEL ____________ Appeal No. 97-2912 Application No. 08/291,7681 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KIMLIN, GARRIS, and PAK, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 6 through 15. Claims 6, 13 and 15 were amended subsequent to the final rejection. Claims 1 1Application for patent filed August 17, 1994. According to appellants, this application is a national stage application of PCT/DE93/00119, filed February 11, 1993.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007