The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 ULRICH SCHLOR and WERNER KADEL ____________ Appeal No. 2005-1309 Application No. 09/971,505 ____________ HEARD: September 14, 2005 ____________ Before MCQUADE, CRAWFORD and BAHR, Administrative Patent Judges. MCQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Ulrich Schlor et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1 through 11. Claims 16 through 31, the only other claims pending in the application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b). THE INVENTION The subject matter on appeal relates to a three-dimensional object suited for a variety of uses including acoustical,Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007