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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 40 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte WILLIAM F. CHARRON, EDWARD A. KRUPOTICH, GEORGE H. BINGHAM and JAMES R. SENCENBAUGH ________________ Appeal No. 97-2547 Application 07/949,0421 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before MEISTER, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL AND ON REQUEST FOR RECONSIDERATION This application is before us for a decision on the 1Application for patent filed September 22, 1992. According to appellants, the application is a division of Application 07/695,435, filed May 3, 1991, now U.S. Patent No. 5,156,515, issued October 20, 1992, which is a continuation of Application 07/346,647, filed May 3, 1989, now abandoned. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007