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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 27 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE _____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES _____________ Ex parte HIROBUMI NIITSUMA and DAISUKE SHIRAI _____________ Appeal No. 96-1305 Application 08/188,6291 ______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before URYNOWICZ, THOMAS and JERRY SMITH, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. 1Application for patent filed January 28, 1994. According to the appellants, this application is a continuation of Application 07/914,271, filed July 15, 1992, now abandoned. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007