The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte VOLKER BENZ, HANS LORENZ, MICHAEL MEIER-KAISER, MICHAEL MUELLER, and KLAUS-ERNST POEHLMANN __________ Appeal No. 1998-0269 Application No. 08/396,645 __________ HEARD: Feb. 21, 2001 __________ Before GARRIS, TIMM, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 11 through 15. The only other claim remaining in the application, which is claim 10, stands withdrawn from further consideration by the examiner. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007