The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 37 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte RAYMOND ANDRE, JEAN-YVES BARRAUD, GERMAINE BINDER, JEAN-FRANCOIS FAUVARQUE, PIERRE-YVES LE TIEC and LAURENT PREUX ______________ Appeal No. 1997-0530 Application 08/312,493 _______________ HEARD: AUGUST 15, 2000 _______________ Before GARRIS, OWENS, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 4, 7-11 and 13-22, which are all of the claims remaining in the application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007