Paper No. 28 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 PAPU D. MANIAR ______________ Appeal No. 96-2697 Application 08/215,1701 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before MARTIN, JERRY SMITH and BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on the appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner’s rejection of claims 1-4 and 14-26. Claims Application for patent filed March 21, 1994. According to appellant,1 this application is a continuation of Application 07/807,327, filed December 16, 1991. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007