THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 WOLFGANG GUNZEL and PETER BACHMAN __________________ Appeal No. 2000-0979 Application 08/767,7341 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before LEE, GARDNER-LANE and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges. MEDLEY, 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 1-5, 8, 11 and 14-17. A. Findings of Fact 1. The appellants state that the real party in interest is U.S. Philips Corporation. (Brief at 1). 2. The application on appeal contains claims 1-17. 3. The examiner has indicated that claims 6, 7, 9, 10, 1 Application for patent filed December 16, 1996.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007