THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 42 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte GARY W. VAN TASSEL _____________ Appeal No. 95-2081 Application 07/825,7781 ______________ HEARD: September 15, 1997 _______________ 1Application for patent filed January 21, 1992. Accord- ing to appellant, the application is a continuation of Appli- cation 07/548,308, filed July 5, 1990, abandoned; which is a continuation of Application 07/108,582, filed October 13, 1987, now U.S. Patent 4,941,423, issued July 17, 1990; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 06/874,568, filed June 16, 1986, abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007