Paper No. 22 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board. UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte KATSUMI TAHARA ______________ Appeal No. 96-0553 Application 08/020,9931 _______________ HEARD: JULY 16, 1997 _______________ Before HARKCOM, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge, and THOMAS and KRASS, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 7 to 28, which constitute all the claims remaining in the application. 1Application for patent filed February 22, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007