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written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15
UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE
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BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS
AND INTERFERENCES
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Ex parte JENS STEFAN SCHNEIDER, FRANK STANGLMEIER,
and BERND SCHUMANN
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Appeal No. 2004-1856
Application No. 09/908,413
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ON BRIEF
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Before GARRIS, WARREN, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges.
GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge.
DECISION ON APPEAL
This is a decision on an appeal from the final rejection of
claims 1-4 which are all of the claims remaining in the
application.
The subject matter on appeal relates to a coated structure.
With reference to the appellants’ drawing, the structure
comprises a ceramic substrate 11, an electrically conductive base
coat 13, a porous overcoat 15 and at least one additional layer
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