The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 39 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte WOLFGANG FUSSNEGGER and HARALD BRINKSCHROEDER __________ Appeal No. 1999-0193 Application 08/552,174 ___________ HEARD: March 21, 2001 ___________ Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Wolfgang Fussnegger et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 10, all of the claims pending in the application. THE INVENTION The invention relates to a welded joint between a sheet- steel component and a light sheet metal component, and to a 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007