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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 MICHEL ALAS, MICHEL GUBELMANN, and JEAN-MICHEL POPA __________ Appeal No. 95-4762 Application 08/086,8851 __________ HEARD: Apr. 5, 1999 __________ Before OWENS, WALTZ, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed July 7, 1993. According to appellants, this application is a division of Application 07/870,773, filed April 21, 1992, now U.S. Patent No. 5,260,456; which is a continuation of Application 07/524,880, filed May 18, 1990, now abandoned; which is a continuation-in- part of Application 07/272,793, filed November 18, 1988, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007