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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 DAVID L. HECHT, RICHARD G. STEARNS, and L. NOAH FLORES ____________ Appeal No. 97-0271 Application No. 08/186,2121 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and GROSS, Administrative Patent Judges. GROSS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1 through 5, which are all of the claims pending in this application. 1Application for patent filed January 25, 1994. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of Application No. 07/814,842, filed December 27, 1991, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007