The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TORSTEN HAGEN, FRIEDHELM KAMPER, DANIEL KOCH and HEINZ-HERBERT MULLER ________________ Appeal 2006-2775 Application 10/606,399 Technology Center 1700 ________________ Decided: September 28, 2006 ________________ Before GARRIS, WARREN, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants appeal the Examiner’s final rejection of claims 1, 9 to 11, 19, and 20. Claims 8, 18, and 20 to 24 have been indicated as containing allowable subject matter (Br. 3). We have jurisdiction under 35 U.S.C. § 134.1 1 In rendering this decision, we have considered Appellants’ position presented in the Briefs filed November 7, 2005 and March 27, 2006, and the Examiner’s position presented in the Answer mailed January 30, 2006.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007