Ex parte ASSINK et al. - Page 1




                                    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                          journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 37                             


                                       UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                                                                        
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                                             BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                                                                         
                                                            AND INTERFERENCES                                                                           
                                                             ________________                                                                           
                                       Ex parte KENNETH ASSINK, MARK J. FEENSTRA                                                                        
                                                       and GERALD L. BOYER JR.                                                                          
                                                             ________________                                                                           
                                                          Appeal No. 1997-0854                                                                          
                                                    Application No. 08/292,8461                                                                         
                                                             ________________                                                                           
                                                                    ON BRIEF                                                                            
                                                             ________________                                                                           
                 Before KIMLIN, JOHN D. SMITH and KRATZ, Administrative Patent                                                                          
                 Judges.                                                                                                                                
                 KIMLIN, Administrative Patent Judge.                                                                                                   


                                                           DECISION ON APPEAL                                                                           




                          1Application for patent filed August 19, 1994.                                                                                
                 According to appellants, this application is a continuation of                                                                         
                 Application No. 07/696,837, filed May 7, 1991; now abandoned;                                                                          
                 which is a division of Application No. 07/529,231, filed May                                                                           
                 25, 1990, now U.S. Patent No. 5,018,957, issued May 28, 1991.                                                                          
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