The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte BARTHOLOMEUS G.M.H. DILLEN and ANTONIUS J.C. BRUIJNS ______________ Appeal No. 1998-2904 Application 08/715,256 _______________ ON BRIEF1 _______________ Before THOMAS, GROSS and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 18, which constitute all the claims pending in the application. 1The oral hearing set for January 9, 2001 was waived by appellants in their facsimile communication on January 8, 2001. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007