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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 THOMAS F. HEIL, EDWARD A. MCDONALD, JAMES M. OTTINGER and JEFFREY A. HAWKEY _____________ Appeal No.1997-2439 Application 08/417,7011 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, FLEMING, and HECKER, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This a decision on appeal from the final rejection of claims 15 through 19 and 23 through 29. 1Application for patent filed April 06, 1994. According to Appellants, this application is a continuation of Application 07/965,033, filed October 22, 1992, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/761,081, filed September 17, 1991, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007