The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte ZHIMIN HAO, ALAIN CLAUDE ROCHAT and NANCY SCHLODER-TEBALDI __________ Appeal No. 2001-0934 Application No. 09/294,483 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, SCHEINER, and ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judges. ADAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-7. Claims 1-16 are pending, however, claims 8-16 have been withdrawn from consideration as a result of a restriction requirement.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007