The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte HANS-ULRICH BUSCHHAUS PETER SPETMANN, THOMAS JAETSCH and MARTIN KUGLER ______________ Appeal No. 2006-0370 Application 09/552,044 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before CAROFF, KIMLIN, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. Caroff, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 40-47, all of the claims now pending in appellants’ application. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007