Ex Parte Neuer 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          was not written for publication and is not binding precedent                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. 18              

                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                       
                                     __________                                       
                         BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                           
                                  AND INTERFERENCES                                   
                                     __________                                       
                                Ex parte KLAUS NEUER,                                 
                          MONIKA PETSZULAT and HATTO WALCH                            
                                     __________                                       
                                Appeal No. 2003-1422                                  
                               Application 09/738,212                                 
                                     __________                                       
                                      ON BRIEF                                        
                                     __________                                       
          Before WILLIAM SMITH, GRIMES, 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 21-30 and 33.  Claims 31 and 32 are also                
          pending, but have been withdrawn from consideration as directed             
          to a non-elected invention.  Claims 21 and 33 are representative            
          of the subject matter on appeal and are reproduced below:                   

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