Paper No. 29 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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TAKAHASHI ______________ Appeal No. 96-1489 Application 08/139,8761 _______________ ON BRIEF _______________ Before THOMAS, KRASS, and CARMICHAEL, Administrative Patent Judges. THOMAS, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Appellant has appealed to the Board from the examiner’s final rejection of claims 1-6, which constitute all the claims Application for patent filed October 22, 1993. According to1 appellant, this application is a continuation of Application 07/790,177, filed November 12, 1991. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007