The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte JOHANNES B.A. VAN DER HOOFDEN and JOZEF W.J. MAES ____________ Appeal No. 2000-0706 Application No. 08/675,665 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FLEMING, DIXON, and BLANKENSHIP, Administrative Patent Judges. DIXON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, and 4-7, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We AFFIRM-IN-PART and REVERSE-IN-PART.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007