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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte RICHARD S. DOWNING and JOHN E. TRAISE ________________ Appeal No. 96-1227 Application 08/134,8531 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before COHEN, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Richard S. Downing et al. originally took this appeal 1Application for patent filed October 12, 1993. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 07/656,439, filed February 19, 1991, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/417,775, filed October 6, 1989, now U.S. Patent No. 5,397,427, issued March 14, 1995. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007