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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte PETER M. BONUTTI _____________ Appeal No. 96-4021 Application 08/289,3001 ______________ HEARD: July 17, 1997 _______________ Before CALVERT, McQUADE and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. 1Application for patent filed August 11, 1994. According to appellant, the application is a division of Application 07/955,201, filed October 1, 1992, now U.S. Patent 5,407,249, issued April 18, 1995; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/597,691, filed October 15, 1990, now U.S. Patent 5,215,282, issued June 1, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007