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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 15 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte PHILLIP A. FURMAN, JR. and GEORGE R. PAINTER, III _____________ Appeal No. 96-0965 Application 08/054,5481 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before WINTERS, WILLIAM F. SMITH and ROBINSON, Administrative Patent Judges WINTERS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was taken from the examiner's decision rejecting claim 8, which is the only claim pending in the application. Application for patent filed April 27, 1993. According to Appellants, this application is a divisional1 of application 07/846,367, filed March 5, 1992, now U.S. Patent 5,234,913, issued August 10, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007