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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 25 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte RYOICHI TAKAHATA, MOTOAKI SHIBAYAMA and HIROSHI TAKAICHI _____________ Appeal No. 96-2202 Application 08/117,0881 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, HAIRSTON, and FLEMING, Administrative Patent Judges. HAIRSTON, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL 1Application for patent filed February 8, 1994. According to applicants, this application is a National stage application under 35 U.S.C. § 371 of PCT/JP92/00301 filed March 13, 1992. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007