The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 SUNTJE SANDER-STRUCKMEIER, CLAUS RUDOLF STEINBORN, MARTIN A. RUDMANN, DIETHARD SCHWANITZ and FRIEDERIKE HENNIGES ___________ Appeal No. 2005-1150 Application No. 09/953,450 __________ HEARD: August 25, 2005 __________ ELLIS, MILLS and GRIMES, Administrative Patent Judges. ELLIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 134 of the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-7. Claims 8-11 have also been rejected by the examiner, but their rejection has not been appealed. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007