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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte RAINER BERMBACH, GERHARD DONGES and GEORG GEUS ____________ Appeal No. 97-0165 Application No. 08/222,8081 ____________ HEARD: June 9, 1999 ____________ Before KRASS, HECKER, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. KRASS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 7 and 9, the only claims remaining in the application. 1Application for patent filed April 5, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007