The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KLAUS POTING ____________ Appeal No. 1999-1408 Application No. 08/809,629 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, COHEN, and ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 31-59, at which point, claims 1-30 had been canceled. Subsequent to the final rejection, claim 45 was amended and claims 46-48 were canceled. Claims 31-45 and 49-59 remain before us on appeal. We AFFIRM-IN-PART.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007