The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HARTMUT MAYER and UWE HENN _____________ Appeal No. 1999-2264 Application No. 08/549,074 ______________ HEARD: JANUARY 10, 2001 _______________ Before CALVERT, COHEN, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 to 12, all the claims in the application. The claims on appeal are drawn to a convertible top for a vehicle, and are reproduced in the appendix of appellants’ brief. Claims 1 to 12 stand finally rejected as unpatentable on the following grounds:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007