The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte WILHELM KARNER and DIETFRIED GAMSRIEGLER ____________ Appeal No. 1997-0664 Application No. 08/280,945 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, WARREN, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1, 3 through 11, and 13 through 35, as amended subsequent to the finalPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007