The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex Parte MICHAEL HENNIG-CARDINAL von WIDDERN and GUNTER WEBER ______________ Appeal No. 1998-0299 Application 08/301,523 _______________ HEARD: January 10, 2002 _______________ Before, JEFFREY T. SMITH, PAWLIKOWSKI and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 15 to 23, 25 to 29 and 31 to 34.1 We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. 1 Claims 24 and 30 were rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 112, second paragraph; however, these rejections have been withdrawn by the Examiner. (See Supplemental Examiner’s Answers paper no. 29, mailed October 15, 1996 and paper no. 32, mailed October 30, 1997). Claims 24 and 30 have not been rejected over prior art.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007