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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte LUTZ SCHMALSTIEG, HERMANN GRUBER, BERND RIBERI, and KLAUS NACHTKAMP __________ Appeal No. 96-0736 Application 07/984,5961 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH, and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed December 2, 1992. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007