The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JHEROEN P. DORDENBOSCH and ALAIN C. BRIANCON _____________ Appeal No. 2000-0274 Application No. 08/724,568 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 20. In an Amendment After Final (paper number 14), claims 13 and 18 were amended. As a result of appellants’ withdrawal of the appeal as to claims 11, 12, 14, 16, 17 and 19, only claims 1 through 10, 13, 15, 18 and 20 remain before us on appeal (brief, page 3). The disclosed invention relates to a method and apparatusPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007