The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 19 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte LINDA P. THORNE, THOMAS J. POLLOCK and RICHARD W. ARMENTROUT ___________ Appeal No. 1997-2080 Application No. 08/159,9391 __________ ON BRIEF __________ Before WINTERS, SCHEINER and MILLS, Administrative Patent Judges. . SCHEINER, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent, filed November 30, 1993. According to appellants, this application is a continuation of application serial no. 07/841,716, filed February 26, 1992, now abandoned, which is a divisional of application serial no. 07/777,151, filed October 16, 1991, now U.S. Patent 5,268,460. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007