The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 14 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte ROBERT ALLAN DAVIS, ALEX R. A. VALCKE and WALTER GERHARD BROUWER ________________ Appeal No. 2000-0023 Application 08/967,8561 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before KIMLIN, METZ and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. METZ, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the Application for patent filed November 12, 1997.1 According to the official records of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO), said application is a division of Serial Number 08/295,117, filed on August 24, 1994, and now U.S. Patent Number 5,777,110, issued on July 7, 1998, and which is a continuation-in-part of Serial Number 08/111,386, filed on August 24, 1993, and now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007