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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte KEVIN R. GRIESS, ANN C. MERENDA and DONALD L. PIERCE _____________ Appeal No. 97-0609 Application 08/480,1061 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, JERRY SMITH and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed June 7, 1995. According to the appellants, this application is a continuation of Application 08/338,976, filed November 14, 1994; which is a continuation of Application 07/807,696, filed December 16, 1991. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007