The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte KLAUS STOLL, ANDREUS THUERMER and RAINER WOLF ___________ Appeal No. 2000-0459 Application No. 08/838,584 ___________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, KRATZ and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 2, 18, 24-37, 39-41 and 43. Claims 1, 3, 5-7, 14- 17, 21-23 and 38 have been canceled. Claims 4, 8-13, 19, 20 and 42 have been withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-elected invention. The subject matter on appeal is represented by claims 29 and 24, set forth below:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007