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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 JOHN A. CARLSON __________ Appeal No. 97-2785 Application No. 08/173,698 1 __________ HEARD: Feb. 04, 1998 __________ Before McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and COHEN and STAAB, Administrative Patent Judges. McCANDLISH, Senior Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on an appeal from the examiner’s final rejection of reissue claims 5 through 8 in this application 1Application filed December 20, 1993 for Reissue of U.S. Patent No. 5,104,156, issued April 14, 1992, based on Application No. 07/599,654, filed October 18, 1990. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007