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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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. 21 UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE __________ BEFORE THE BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES __________ Ex parte FUJIKAWA HISASHI, YOUKI YONEDA, SIGEHARU KAWAZU and MINORU SAKAMOTO __________ Appeal No. 97-4049 Application 08/456,8021 ___________ ON BRIEF ___________ Before PATE, STAAB and McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judges. McQUADE, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Fujikawa Hisashi et al. appeal from the final rejection of claims 1, 6, 10 through 16 2 and 20. Claims 17 through 19, the only other claims pending in the application, stand withdrawn from consideration pursuant to 37 CFR § 1.142(b). 1Application for patent filed June 1, 1995. 2 claims 1, 6, 10, 12 and 20 have been amended subsequent to final rejection. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007