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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte PETER S. COLUMBUS and YOGESHBHAI B. PATEL _____________ Appeal No. 1996-2004 Application 08/225,8891 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and WALTZ, Administrative Patent Judges. JOHN D. SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed April 11, 1994. According to appellants, the application is a division of Application 07/855,919 filed March 23, 1992, now U.S. Patent 5,331,023, issued July 19, 1994. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007