The opinion in support of the decision being entered today was not written for publication in a law journal and is not binding precedent of the Board. Paper No. 77 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ DAVID BARTZ and MARTIN G. CARSWELL Junior Party,1 v. H. JACK MOORE, JR. and MARTIN ABALOS Senior Party.2 ________________ Interference No. 104,180 ________________ Before URYNOWICZ, MARTIN and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. URYNOWICZ, Administrative Patent Judge. FINAL DECISION The invention at issue in this interference relates to a water heater. The particular subject matter in issue is illustrated by count 1 as follows: 1 Application No. 08/299,360, filed September 1, 1994, now U.S. Patent No. 5,494,003, issued February 27, 1996. Assignors to Alzeta Corp, Santa Clara, California. 2 Application No. 08/590,355, filed January 11, 1996. Assignors to American Water Heater Co. Accorded benefit of U.S. Application Nos. 08/333,871, filed November 3, 1994, now U.S. Patent No. 5,511,516, issued April 30, 1996; and 08/113,618, filed August 27, 1993, now abandoned. - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007