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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte EARL K. PHILLIPS, WILLIAM D. DETLEFSEN and FRED E. CARLSON ____________ Appeal No. 1996-2572 Application No. 08/192,0771 ____________ HEARD: November 18, 1999 ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, WALTZ, and LIEBERMAN, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed February 4, 1994.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007