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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 20 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte THOMAS R. KIRKMAN __________ Appeal No. 1998-1789 Application 08/473,1291 __________ HEARD: Nov. 18, 1999 __________ Before COHEN, ABRAMS, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. ABRAMS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed June 7, 1995. According to appellant, this application is a continuation of Application 08/137,619, filed October 15, 1993, now U.S. Patent No. 5,509,900; which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/844,715, filed March 2, 1992, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007