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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 HANS RENTSCH _____________ Appeal No. 1998-0209 Application No. 08/452,1531 ______________ HEARD: November 4, 1999 _______________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 4. Claims 6 through 12 have been allowed, and claim 5 has been indicated by the examiner as containing allowable subject matter. Application for patent filed May 26, 1995.1 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007