THIS OPINION WAS NOT WRITTEN FOR PUBLICATION The opinion in support of the decision being entered today is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 16 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte ROBERT D. DeMASTER, ALEXANDER R. MITKA, JOHN V. NOWICKI, ALEXANDER S. SINCLAIR, RICHARD E. SKARE, and MARK W. WEAVERS _____________ Appeal No. 97-3926 Application 08/481,0911 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before MARTIN, FLEMING, and DIXON, Administrative Patent Judges. MARTIN, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed June 7, 1996, which is identified as a division of Serial No. 08/295,225, filed August 24, 1994, which is identified as a continuation of Serial No. 08/035,744, filed March 23, 1993.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007