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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte HORST GRAVEMANN and THOMAS HELMENKAMP __________ Appeal No. 1996-2484 Application 08/239,4391 ___________ HEARD: January 12, 2000 ___________ Before OWENS, WALTZ and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 21-34 as amended after final rejection. These are all 1Application for patent filed May 6, 1994. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 07/994,385, filed December 21, 1992, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007