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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 22 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ________________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ________________ Ex parte TOSHIO OKADA ________________ Appeal No. 96-2864 Application 08/048,5031 ________________ ON BRIEF ________________ Before STONER, Chief Administrative Patent Judge, McQUADE and CRAWFORD, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This appeal was originally taken from the final rejection of claims 1 through 15, all of the claims pending in the application. The appellant has since amended claims 1 through 15, and in response the examiner has withdrawn all rejections of claims 9, 10, 14 and 15 which now stand allowed. Thus, the 1Application for patent filed April 20, 1993. -1-Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007