The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 FERDINAND ALTHAUSEN, REINER RAFFEL, and WILFRIED EBELING _____________ Appeal No. 2001-1142 Application No. 09/065,143 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before PAK, DELMENDO, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 8 and 11 through 13, which are all of the claims pending in the above-identified application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007