Paper No. 27 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte DANIEL A. NEPELA, ERICH P. VALSTYN and DEREK J. KROES ______________ Appeal No. 1997-3962 Application 08/500,7411 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before JERRY SMITH, BARRETT and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed July 11, 1995. According to applicants, this application is a continuation-in-part of Application 08/387,395, filed February 13, 1995; which is a continuation of Application 08/103,669, filed August 10, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007