The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOACHIM GRABSCHEID, ULRICH BEGEMANN, OSWALD SATZGER, WOLFGANG MAYER, RALF RZIHA, WOLFGANG BAMBERGER, GEORG KLEISER, and THOMAS RUHL ________________ Appeal 2006-2948 Application 10/194,872 Technology Center 1700 ________________ Decided: November 28, 2006 ________________ Before KIMLIN, KRATZ, and JEFFREY T. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. SUPPLEMENTAL DECISION ON APPEAL The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences issued a Decision on Appellants’ appeal on September 12, 2006. We affirmed the Examiner’s decision to reject the claims on appeal. Appellants filed a timely Reply Brief on September 19, 2006 (certificate of mailing September 15, 2006).Page: 1 2 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007