Ex Parte WINTER et al - Page 1




                  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                         is not binding precedent of the Board.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.
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