Paper No. 20 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte BARRY D. SEARS ______________ Appeal No. 94-4461 Application 07/996,7971 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WINTERS, CAROFF, and WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. WILLIAM F. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed December 24, 1992. According to appellant, this application is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/771,402, filed October 2, 1991, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/539,385, filed June 18, 1990, now Patent No. 5,059,622, issued October 22, 1991; which is a division of Application 07/400,288, filed August 29, 1989, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/251,139, filed September 28, 1988, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007