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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 51 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE ____________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES ____________ Ex parte TOSHIO AIBE ____________ Appeal No. 96-3841 Application No. 08/093,6641 ____________ HEARD: February 5, 1998 ____________ Before CALVERT, ABRAMS, and NASE, Administrative Patent Judges. NASE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL This is a decision on appeal from the examiner's final rejection of claims 1, 2, 5 to 9, 13, 16, 17, 23, 25 and 26. 2 Claims 3, 4, 18 to 22, 24, 27 and 28 have been withdrawn from consideration under 37 CFR § 1.142(b) as being drawn to a nonelected invention. Claims 10 to 12, 14 and 15 have been canceled. 1Application for patent filed July 20, 1993. According to the appellant, the application is a continuation of Application No. 07/793,107, filed November 15, 1991, now abandoned. 2Claim 26 was amended subsequent to the final rejection.Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007