The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte ERNST MICHAEL WINTER, LOTHAR SCHAFER and THORSTEN MATTHEE _______________ Appeal No. 2003-1200 Application No. 09/319,142 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the refusal of the examiner to allow claims 16-31 as amended subsequent to the final rejection.1 The only other claim remaining in the application, 1 The file record for this application reflects that the amendment filed February 12, 2002 (Paper No. 19) should be clerically entered. This entry should be effected upon the return of the application to the Examining Corps. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007