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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 29 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte GERHARD DIEKHAUS and HARALD KAPPESSER __________ Appeal No. 1996-1288 Application 08/227,5761 __________ HEARD: Dec. 8, 1999 __________ Before GARRIS, OWENS, and SPIEGEL, Administrative Patent Judges. GARRIS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed April 14, 1994. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of Application 07/975,706, filed November 13, 1992, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007