The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte STEFAN MAIER, JOACHIM STILLING, and FRANK SCHINDLER Appeal No. 1999-0869 Application 08/644,6081 ON BRIEF Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and RUGGIERO, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. Application for patent filed April 26, 1996, entitled1 "Method For Measuring The Lift Of A Valve Needle Of A Valve And For Adjusting The Volume Of Media Flow Of The Valve," which is a continuation of Application 08/300,835, now abandoned, which claims the foreign filing priority benefit under 35 U.S.C. § 119 of German Application P 43 29 976.8, filed September 4, 1993. - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007