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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 26 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte SIEGFRIED RIEK, KARL-HEINZ BACHMANN and THOMAS GAISELMANN _____________ Appeal No. 97-2600 Application 08/500,0911 ______________ HEARD: September 15, 1997 _______________ 1Application for patent filed July 10, 1995. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Applica- tion 08/168,213, filed December 17, 1993, now U.S. Patent No. 5,431,151, issued July 11, 1995; which is a continuation of Application 07/779,730, filed October 23, 1991, now U.S. Patent No. 5,271,380, issued December 21, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007