The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte GERHARD GRAAB, KLAUS HECKEL, DIETER RISCHER, THORSTEN NAHE, and HELMUT GRUNHAG _____________ Appeal No. 1998-1002 Application No. 08/390,175 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow claims 1 through 14 as amended subsequent to the final rejection, which are all the 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007