The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 CHRISTIAN NEUMANN and RALF SCHMIDT _____________ Appeal No. 2005-1194 Application No. 10/110,115 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, GROSS and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 12 through 20. The disclosed invention relates to a measuring device for contactless detection of an angle of rotation or a torsional rotation of a rotating element. Claim 12 is the only independent claim on appeal, and it reads as follows:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007