The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication and is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 28 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES Ex parte DONALD J. MacLEOD Appeal No. 1998-1794 Application 08/738,4671 ON BRIEF Before BARRETT, FLEMING, and BARRY, Administrative Patent Judges. BARRETT, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Application for patent filed October 24, 1996,1 entitled "Spindle Motor Assembly For Disc Drives," which is a continuation of Application 08/316,800, filed October 3, 1994, now abandoned, which is a continuation of Application 07/745,983, filed August 6, 1991, now U.S. Patent 5,352,947, issued October 4, 1994. - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007