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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 31 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte MICHAEL MONKOWSKI, SEIKI OGURA, NIVO ROVEDO, and JOSEPH F. SHEPARD ________________ Appeal No. 96-0285 Application 07/900,5281 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT, and DIXON Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed June 17, 1992. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of 07/643,907, filed January 18, 1991, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007