The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 10 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte WOLFGANG STAUBWASSER Appeal No. 2003-0639 Application No. 09/839,766 ON BRIEF Before KIMLIN, KRATZ and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 and 2. Claim 1 is illustrative: 1. A process for forming a metallic catalyst carrier body having a multiplicity of at least partly structured sheet-metal layers contacting one another at connecting positions and defining a multiplicity of channels for the passage of a fluid, the process which comprises: -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007