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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte ALVIN J. SANDERS, WILLIAM E. DEEDS and MARK E. RUPRIGHT _____________ Appeal No. 97-1119 Application 08/285,2191 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before CALVERT, ABRAMS and FRANKFORT, Administrative Patent Judges. CALVERT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the final rejection of claims 16 to 22, all of the claims remaining in the application. The subject matter in issue concerns a method for using solar radiation to stabilize an orbital space-based platform. Application for patent filed August 3, 1994. According to appellant,1 this application is a divisional of application 07/912,903, filed July 13, 1992. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007