The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte RUDI JUNGHANS __________ Appeal No. 2003-1147 Application 09/598,580 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before PAK, JEFFREY T. SMITH, and POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judges. POTEATE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1-3 and 11-14. Claims 4-10 are also pending in the application but have been withdrawn from consideration as directed to a non-elected invention. See Appeal Brief, Paper No. 13, received October 11, 2002, page 2; Examiner’s Answer, Paper No. 14, mailed December 24, 2002, page 2, paragraph (3). 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007