The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 GERHARD HOCKE, BRITTA JOHANNING, VOLKER BENZ and ANDREAS RUDIGER __________ Appeal No. 2005-0919 Application No. 10/224,258 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WILLIAM F. SMITH, GARRIS and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal which involves claims 1-3, 5-8, 10 and 12-15. The subject matter on appeal relates to one or more plastic panels having open and/or closed cavities therein for use as a separator plate in a sewage treatment aeration tank. This -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007