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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte EDWARD F. ALLINA _____________ Appeal No. 97-1002 Application 08/014,3791 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, FLEMING and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed February 5, 1993. According to appellant, the application is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/479,856, filed February 14, 1990, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Application 06/923,524, filed October 28, 1986, now U.S. Patent No. 4,931,895, issued June 5, 1990. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007