The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte KLAUS TANK ____________ Appeal No. 1999-2735 Application No. 08/672,440 ____________ HEARD: JANUARY 10, 2001 ____________ Before FRANKFORT, NASE, and LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judges. LAZARUS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 12, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We reverse.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007