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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte REX A. BERKEY ET AL. ____________ Appeal No. 1999-0285 Application No. 08/697,5731 ____________ ON BRIEF ____________ Before FRANKFORT, NASE, and GONZALES, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed August 27, 1996. According to the appellants, the application is a division of Application No. 08/207,961, filed March 7, 1994, now U.S. Patent No. 5,595,470.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007