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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 RUSSELL W. TETHER and GREGORY S. HERBIG _____________ Appeal No. 97-0608 Application 08/287,1431 ______________ ON BRIEF 1Application for patent filed August 8, 1994. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Applica- tion 08/078,405, filed June 17, 1993, abandoned; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/959,774, filed October 13, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,254,389, issued October 19, 1993; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/804,995, filed December 11, 1991, now U.S. Patent No. 5,188,880, issued February 23, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007