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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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.45 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte DAVID B. EDWARDS, WILLIAM J. MCCARTHY, ALAN J. ALDRED and ANTHONY D. JACKMAN ___________ Appeal No. 1997-1235 Application No. 08/316,7171 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before CALVERT, FRANKFORT, and PATE, Administrative Patent Judges. PATE, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed September 30, 1994. According to appellants, the application is a continuation of Application 07/937,437, filed August 27, 1992, now abandoned; which is a continuation of Application 07/845,358, filed March 5, 1992, now abandoned; which is a continuation of Application 07/623,995, filed February 14, 1991, now abandoned.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007