The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte MANFRED KAUFHOLD and MARCEL FELD ____________ Appeal No. 2001-2028 Application No. 09/141,163 ____________ HEARD: DECEMBER 10, 2002 ____________ Before KIMLIN, PAK, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow claims 1 through 5 and 7 through 17, as amended subsequent to the final rejection, which are all the claims pending in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007