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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte JOHN P. ELSON __________ Appeal No. 98-0532 Application 07/996,3821 __________ HEARD: February 3, 1998 __________ Before ABRAMS, FRANKFORT and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed December 23, 1992. According to appellant, this application is a continuation of Application 07/824,069 filed January 23, 1992, now Reissue Patent No. 34,297, issued June 29, 1993, which is a reissue of U.S. Patent No. 4,895,496, issued January 23, 1990, based on Application 07/204,091 filed June 8, 1988. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007