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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 24 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _______________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _______________ Ex parte TETSUJI KAWAZURA and ERI MIURA ______________ Appeal No. 94-4354 Application 08/037,3631 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before GARRIS, WARREN and OWENS, Administrative Patent Judges. WARREN, Administrative Patent Judge. Decision on Appeal and Opinion This is an appeal under 35 U.S.C. § 134 from the decision of the examiner refusing to allow claims 1 through 7 as amended subsequent to the final rejection.2 We reverse the rejection of the appealed claims under 35 U.S.C § 103 as being unpatentable over Aonuma in view of Schenck,3 as set forth in the answer (Paper No. 15), for the reasons set forth by appellants in their main and reply briefs (Papers No. 13 and 18). We particularly find that even if a butyl rubber containing composition of Aonuma, which can include 1 Application for patent filed March 26, 1993. 2 Amendments of April 13, 1994 (Paper No. 8) and July 22, 1994 (Paper No. 12). 3 The references are listed at page 4 of the answer. - 1 -Page: 1 2 3 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007