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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte HORST PLANKENHORN and THOMAS LINDNER ____________ Appeal No. 1997-2016 Application No. 08/196,126 ____________ ON BRIEF1 ____________ Before ABRAMS, McQUADE and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. BAHR, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 9-16, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1An oral hearing, requested in Paper No. 21 and scheduled for May 17, 2000, was waived (Paper No. 26). Accordingly, this appeal is decided on brief.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007