The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 30 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte INGMAR VESTERLUND, GEORG KUGLER, MARRUS DECHSLE and PETET KAHL ____________ Appeal No. 2003-1303 Application No. 09/351,166 ____________ HEARD: October 8, 2003 ____________ Before ABRAMS, STAAB, and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. STAAB, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-12, all the claims currently pending in the application. Appellants’ invention pertains to a method and apparatus for drilling holes in a shell of a paper machine cylinder. An understanding of the invention can be derivedPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007