The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not precedent of the Board. Paper No. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte PIETER J. VAN DER ZAAG, JACOBUS J.M. RUIGROK and HARALD VAN KAMPEN ____________ Appeal No. 1998-0200 Application No. 08/698,193 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, DIXON and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of Claims 2-6, 9-12, and 15-17. We reverse, and enter a new ground of rejection in accordance with 37 CFR § 1.196(b). BACKGROUNDPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007