The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PIERRE JEANVOINE, TANGUY MASSART, RAMON RODRIGUEZ, ARMANDO RODRIGUEZ and JUAN-ANDRES NUNEZ _____________ Appeal No. 2006-1119 Application No. 09/381,631 ______________ HEARD: MAY 23, 2006 _______________ Before KIMLIN, WARREN and FRANKLIN, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 38-40, 42-46, 50, 56, 77, 78, 98, 101-106, 115 and 116. Claims 41, 47- 49, 51-55, 57-76, 79-97, 99 and 107-114 stand withdrawn from consideration as being directed to a non-elected invention. Claim 38 is illustrative:Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007