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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 39 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte LIANGPIN CHEN and XINGZHANG F. NIU _____________ Appeal No. 1997-2898 Application 08/368,2391 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before HAIRSTON, JERRY SMITH, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed January 3, 1995. According to Appellants, the application is a continuation of Applica- tion 08/149,141, filed November 3, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/618,187, filed November 26, 1990, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007