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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HOLGER KNAPPE ____________ Appeal No. 96-2874 Application No. 08/027,849 ____________ HEARD: January 12, 2000 ____________ 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 final rejection of claims 2 through 5, 7, 9, 13 and 14. Remaining claim 6 has not been finally rejected in the final Office action dated October 11, 1994, Paper No. 7. Nor has it been rejected in the Answer. According to the examiner (Answer, page 2): The [B]rief includes a statement that claims 2-[5,] 7, 13 and 14 do not stand or fall together but failsPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007