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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 34 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte NOBUAKI MATSUDA and KESANAO KOBAYASHI ________________ Appeal No. 95-3623 Application 07/714,4071 ________________ HEARD: October 15, 1997 ________________ Before KIMLIN, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. OWENS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is an appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1, 5, 9, 10, 12 and 13 as amended after final rejection. Claim 14, which is the only other claim remaining in the application, has been withdrawn from consideration by the examiner as being directed toward a nonelected invention. 1Application for patent filed May 29, 1991. -1-1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007