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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 18 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte NATALIE R. KIEFER, FRANCIS T. BARBATO, LARRY HINDERER and NEALE A. MESSINA _____________ Appeal No. 97-2225 Application 08/445,9121 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ 1Application for patent filed May 22, 1995. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 08/201,523, filed February 25, 1994, abandoned; which is a continuation of Application 07/953,422, filed September 29, 1992, now U.S. Patent 5,302,114, issued April 12, 1994; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/785,960, filed October 31, 1991, abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007