The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ANDRE CLAUSSNER, FRANCOIS NIQUE, JEAN-GEORGES TEUTSCH, and PATRICK VAN DE VELDE __________ Appeal No. 1997-2792 Application 08/244,735 __________ HEARD: December 7, 2000 __________ Before WINTERS, MILLS, and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges. WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner’s decision rejecting claims 1 through 7 and 14 through 16. Claims 8, 9, and 17, which are the only other claims remaining in the application, stand allowed. A copy of claim 1, which is illustrative of the subject matter on appeal, may be found in the appendix attached to applicants’ Appeal Brief.Page: 1 2 3 4 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007