The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TOURRE, SYLVAIN BRETEAU and PIERRE LAURENT ____________ Appeal No. 2005-2620 Application No. 09/852,712 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FRANKFORT, PATE, and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 16 to 22 and 30 and 31. Claims 1 to 15 have been canceled and claims 23 to 29 have been withdrawn from consideration.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007