Adverse Decisions In Interference

   In the designated interferences involving the following
patents, final decisions have been rendered that the respective
patentees are not entitled to patents containing the claims listed.

   Patent No. 5,122,384, George N. Paradissis, James A. Garegnani,
Roy S. Whaley, ORAL ONCE-PER-DAY ORGANIC NITRATE FORMULATION WHICH DOES
NOT INDUCE TOLERANCE, Interference No. 104,617, final judgment adverse
to the patentees rendered October 11, 2001, as to claims 1-38.

   Patent No. 5,296,232, George N. Paradissis, James A. Garegnani,
Roy S. Whaley, ORAL ONCE-PER-DAY PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATION WHICH DOES
NOT INDUCE TOLERANCE, Interference No. 104,617, final judgment adverse
to the patentees rendered October 11, 2001, as to claims 1-16.

   Patent No. 5,772,096, Satoshi Osuka, Noboru Ishikawa, Michiaki
Adachi, Terufumi Hamano, Youichi Kimura, Hiroshi Hanagasaki, TRIGGER
DEVICE FOR BOX NAILING MACHINE AND BOX NAILING MACHINE HAVING THE SAME,
Interference No. 104,723, final judgment adverse to the patentees
rendered October 17, 2001, as to claims 1 and 2.

                                              WANDA M. TIGNER, Sup'v. Legal
                                                       Instruments Examiner
                                    Board of Patent Appeals & Interferences
                                                             (703) 308-9797