The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS BIRKHOELZER and JUERGEN VAUPEL ____________ Appeal No. 2005-2415 Application No. 09/994,309 ____________ HEARD: January 24, 2006 ________ Before FRANKFORT, CRAWFORD, and BAHR, 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 6, which are all of the claims pending in this application. We REVERSE.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007