RIGGINS et al v. HOLSTEN et al - Page 1





                     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          (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. ___                   
                      UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE                         
                                     ____________                                       
                          BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS                            
                                   AND INTERFERENCES                                    
                                     ____________                                       
                       PHILLIP H. RIGGINS and JOHN H. HANSEN,                           
                                     Junior Party,                                      
                                          v.                                            
                         JOHN R. HOLSTEN and NIGEL E. NEELY,                            
                                     Senior Party.                                      
                                     ____________                                       
                                 Interference 103,685                                   
                                     ____________                                       
                           Final Hearing: October 15, 2001                              
                                     ____________                                       
          Before McKELVEY, Senior Administrative Patent Judge, and                      
          GRON, and MEDLEY, Administrative Patent Judges.                               
          GRON, Administrative Patent Judge.                                            
                                    FINAL DECISION                                      
          1.   Background                                                               
               September 28, 1990 - JOHN R. HOLSTEN and NIGEL E. NEELY                  
          (hereafter Holsten) filed U.S. Application 07/589,919, entitled               
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