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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 57 IN THE UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ MASAYA OKAMOTO Junior Party,1 v. JAMES M. SILVA and ROBERT A. PYLES Senior Party.2 ____________ Interference No. 103,732 ____________ FINAL HEARING: January 29, 1998 ____________ CALVERT, SOFOCLEOUS, and HANLON, Administrative Patent Judges. 1 Application No. 07/231,151, filed August 11, 1988, now U.S. Patent No. 4,997,903, issued March 5, 1991. Assignor to Atomize Petrochemical Co. Ltd., A Corp. of Japan. 2 Application No. 08/500,586, filed July 11, 1995. Accorded Benefit of U.S. Application Nos. 07/504,816, filed April 5, 1990, now Patent No. 5,464,930, issued November 7, 1995; 07/128,848, filed December 4, 1987, now Patent No. 5,011,967, issued April 30, 1991; and 06/917,751, filed October 10, 1986, now Patent No. 4,737,573, issued April 12, 1988. Assignor to the General Electric Co. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007