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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 36 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte NOBORU NAKAMARU, SHINJI SUZUKI, TOSHIYUKI KATSU, AKIRA KIKUCHI, TATSUSHI IIZUKA, MASAHARU SAKAMOTO ____________ Appeal No. 96-0209 Application 07/922,5011 ____________ HEARD: July 14, 1997 ____________ Before JERRY SMITH, LEE and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judges. LEE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1-15.22We reverse. We also enter a new ground of rejection against claims 4-11 and 13-15. Application filed July 31, 1992.1 The appellants' amendment filed on April 7, 1994, under2 37 CFR § 1.116 has not been entered. See advisory Office action (Paper No. 12). -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007