The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte ALFRED RECK and UWE SIEPMANN ____________ Appeal No. 2002-1974 Application No. 09/023,953 ____________ HEARD: March 05, 2003 ____________ Before PAK, LORIN, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Applicants appeal the decision of the Primary Examiner finally rejecting claims 1, 3, 5 to 7 and 9 to 20, all of the claims in the application.1, We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134. 1 In rendering our decision, we have considered Appellants arguments presented in the Brief, filed December 28, 2001.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007