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opinion in support of the decision being entered today (1) was not written for publication in a law journal and (2) is not binding precedent of the Board.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 TAKASHI KASUGA and YOICHI TOMO ____________ Appeal No. 96-0061 Application No. 08/018,3131 ____________ HEARD: May 4, 1999 ____________ Before JOHN D. SMITH, PAK and KRATZ, Administrative Patent Judges. PAK, Administrative Patent Judge. DECISION ON APPEAL Takashi Kasuga et al. (appellants) appeal from the examiner’s refusal to allow claims 1 through 14, which are all of the claims pending in the application. 1Application for patent filed February 16, 1993. 1Page: 1 2 3 4 5 6 NextLast modified: November 3, 2007