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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HELMUT STEININGER, PETER HEILMANN and MICHAEL WILLIS ____________ Appeal No. 96-1936 Application No. 08/274,6951 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH, and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 USC § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-11. Claim 12 stands withdrawn from further consideration as directed to a non-elected invention. Claim 1 is representative and is reproduced below: 1Application for patent filed July 14, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007