The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GUNTER KRODEL, LUTZ FABIAN and VOLKMAR HOPFE _____________ Appeal No. 2005-0715 Application No. 09/725,428 ______________ HEARD: MAY 18, 2005 _______________ Before GARRIS, WARREN and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-13. The subject matter on appeal relates to a method for purifying process waste gases comprising measuring with a first detector the type and amount of selected harmful substances in the waste gas before the waste gases enter the waste gas purification system to generate first measuring signals, determining with a second detector the type and amount of selected harmful substances leaving the waste gas purification system to generate second measuring signals, and directly using the first and second measuring signals for adjusting thePage: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007