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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 33 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte PAUL R. HOFFMAN, JAMES M. POPPLEWELL, and JEFFREY S. BRADEN Appeal No. 1997-3932 Application 08/435,2371 ON BRIEF Before BARRETT, HECKER, and LALL, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. Application for patent filed May 5, 1995, entitled1 "Edge Connectable Metal Package," which is a continuation of Application 08/134,993, filed October 12, 1993, now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of Application 07/933,270, filed August 21, 1992, now abandoned. - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007