The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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-PETER BOLLIN, HARTMUT SCHWETTMANN, and UWE SUNDERMEIER _______________ Appeal No. 2006-2789 Application No. 10/215,217 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, BLANKENSHIP, and HOMERE, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1, 4, and 6-12, which constitute all the claims pending in this application.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007