The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 45 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte SIMON E. KADIJK, ERIC N.J.O. QUINT, and HIDDO H. HANENBURG __________ Appeal No. 2003-1474 Application No. 09/024,631 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before PAK, WARREN and MOORE, Administrative Patent Judges. MOORE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the final rejection of claims 1, 4, 8, 9, and 12-16. Claims 2, 3, 10, and 11 have been canceled, while claims 5-7 have been withdrawn from consideration. Thus, only claims 1, 4, 8, 9, and 12-16 are before us on this appeal. REPRESENTATIVE CLAIM The appellants have indicated (Brief, page 6) that, for the purposes of this appeal, the claims will stand or fall together.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007