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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 23 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte CIARIN B. CLOSE, RICHARD A. GAHAN and BRYAN T. CAMPBELL _____________ Appeal No. 1996-3095 Application 08/346,3111 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judges. FRAHM, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellants have appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1 to 4, 1 Application for patent filed November 28, 1994. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of Application 07/818,611 filed January 10, 1992, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007