The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 17 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RUDOLF HEINZ, KLAUS-PETER SCHMOLL and FRIEDRICH BÖCKING __________ Appeal No. 2002-0563 Application No. 09/381,755 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before HAIRSTON, BARRETT, and LEVY, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 7 through 11. The disclosed invention relates to the structure of a piezoelectric actuator. Claim 7 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007