The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board Paper No. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex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 MICHAEL RIEDEL and HANS-JURGEN SESTAK ______________ Appeal No. 2001-1853 Application 09/198,217 _______________ HEARD: MAY 21, 2002 _______________ Before THOMAS, GROSS and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-19. Independent claim 1 is reproduced below: 1. A piezoelectric bending transducer, comprising: a substrate of electrically insulating material; 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007