The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte CHARLES T. WIEDENHOFT and HANS E. STEUCH ____________ Appeal No. 2005-0657 Application No. 10/136,984 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before GARRIS, WALTZ, and PAWLIKOWSKI, Administrative Patent Judges. WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the primary examiner’s refusal to allow claim 1, the only claim pending in this application, as amended subsequent to the final Office action (see the amendment dated May 6, 2003, entered as per the Advisory Action dated June 3, 2003; see also the Response dated May 27, 2003, and the Advisory Action dated May 21, 2003). We have jurisdiction pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007