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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007