The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte FRIEDHELM BECKMANN __________ Appeal No. 2004-2097 Application No. 09/501,013 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before PAK, OWENS, and DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judges. DELMENDO, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 (2003) from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 and 3 through 22 (final Office action mailed Dec. 23, 2002, paper 7) in the above-identified application.1 The subject matter on appeal relates to a sound and heat insulation material comprising a specified core layer and a specified covering layer. Further details of this appealedPage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007