The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHANNES-JORG RUEGER and ALEXANDER HOCK ____________ Appeal No. 2005-1017 Application No. 09/824,167 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before THOMAS, CRAWFORD, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 to 17 and 19 to 38, which are all of the claims pending in this application. Claim 18 has been canceled. We reverse.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007