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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte BERNARD O. GEAGHAN ____________ Appeal No. 97-0412 Application No. 08/434,5581 ____________ HEARD: November 4, 1999 ____________ Before JERRY SMITH, LALL, 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 18, 20, 21, and 28. Claims 1 through 17, 1Application for patent filed May 4, 1995. According to appellant, this is a continuation of Application No. 08/031,614, filed March 15, 1993, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007